Sunseeker S4 LiDAR Robot Lawn Mower

  • Up to 0.25 acre lawn
  • 31-45% slope
  • LiDAR + Vision
  • Up to 8 in cut

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A LiDAR and camera wire-free mower that Sunseeker rates for lawns up to 0.25 acre, with no antenna or station to set up.

$1,280

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Usability

5.2 out of 10
  • Edge: the product page says the edge disc cuts as close as 1.2 in, the FAQ gives 110 mm from the edge
  • Searched: Certipedia Intertek
  • Record: TÜV Rheinland Certipedia, ANSI/OPEI 60335-2-107-2020/Amd 2; UL 60335-1:2016; CSA C22.2 No. 60335-2-107:20/A2:22; CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60335-1:16, RMR1200N20VU, RMR1001M20VU, SKRMS4, ZHEJIANG SUNSEEKER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
  • Kit: S4 + Blades Kit, S4 with garage, S4 Premium Bundle, each $1,279.99 at shopsunseekertech.com

Strengths

  • No antennastation or wire to install
  • Maps under trees without a sky view
  • No-go zones drawn in the app
  • Blades stop when the mower is lifted
  • Cameras and LiDAR steer around obstacles

Drawbacks

  • Cannot mow in rain or fog
  • Narrow cut for the price
  • Stated edge distance differs between page and FAQ
  • Lawn edges still need a trimmer pass
  • No 4G or GPS theft tracking
  • Battery warranty shorter than the mower's
Verdict

A smart pick for shaded small yards, but it stops in rain

Social score

5.7 out of 10
RedditBrand-level4 out of 10
  • r/SunseekerRoboticMower (a self-described unofficial owner community): owners report a laggy app with late or missing notifications and one warranty repair still out after two months (Sep-Oct 2026)
  • r/SunseekerRoboticMower: an owner selling an X7 Plus after RTK initializing faults all season, while others report the X7 handling steep, rocky yards (2025-2026)
Google7 out of 10
Liked
  • cutting and edging
  • obstacle avoidance
Complaints
  • short battery life
  • no GPS or cellular
Read the full summary

PCMag: John R. Delaney rated the S4 3.5 of 5 (Good), praising its cutting, edging and obstacle avoidance but finding battery life short and no GPS or cellular radio (Sep 2026)

YouTubeNot scored

The YouTube pool is blank: the Sunseeker videos found carry paid-promotion labels or affiliate links, or test another model (Nov 2026).

AmazonProduct-line6 out of 10

Amazon US: the S4 and X5 listings share one review file, 4.3 of 5 from 36 ratings, 66% five-star and 2% one-star; buyers split on setup and mapping (Nov 2026)

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: Home Depot shows 2 reviews and Best Buy shows only reviews syndicated from Sunseeker's store (Nov 2026).

Trustpilot

Trustpilot shows 3.1 from 4 reviews for shopsunseekertech.com, half five-star and half one-star, on an unclaimed page with no review invitations (Nov 2026).

Track record
  • Sunseeker North America holds an A+ BBB rating and has been accredited since July 2025 (Nov 2026).
  • CPSC and Health Canada list no recall of a Sunseeker robot mower (searched Nov 2026).
Not countedExcluded
  • Sunseeker's own store reviews and anything syndicated from them, its YouTube channel and Facebook pages, and paid or affiliate testers count in no pool.
  • No outside listing showed ten native, unflagged reviews of one mower, so that pool is blank (Nov 2026).

Specs

  • TypeSmall
  • BoundaryWire-free
  • NavigationLiDAR, Vision
  • Rated AreaUp to 0.25 acre
  • Area per ChargeUp to 0.1 acre
  • Slope31-45%
  • Cut WidthUp to 8 in
  • Cut Height RangeUp to 2 in span
  • Drive2WD
  • Noise56-60 dB(A)
  • Ingress RatingIPX6
  • ConnectivityWi-Fi, Bluetooth
  • Warranty2 Years
  • CertificationsANSI/OPEI 60335-2-107 listedCSA C22.2 No. 60335-2-107 listed

At a glance

  • CES 2026 honoree
  • Alexa and Google Assistant
  • Spot cutting mode
  • The mowers are made by Zhejiang Sunseeker Industrial Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang, China.
  • US support and service run through Sunseeker North America, Inc. in Indian Trail, North Carolina.
  • Sunseeker robot mowers are sold in the US by SUNSEEKER US, Inc., which runs the shopsunseekertech.com store.
  • The US store sells four wire-free mowers rated from 0.15 to 0.5 acre.
  • The mowers are also sold through Sunseeker's Amazon store and listed at Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy and Walmart, where a third-party seller lists them.

The Sunseeker S4 (model RMR1001M20V) is a wire-free robot mower that maps the lawn with a 360-degree 3D LiDAR and a front camera, with no RTK antenna or boundary wire to install.

Sunseeker rates it for lawns up to 0.25 acre and for slopes up to 42% (22°), and states 90 minutes of work and an 80 minute charge per cycle at 187 m² an hour under test conditions.

Its US manual lists a 180 mm (7.1 in) cut, a manual height range of 20 to 60 mm, a 4 Ah battery, a 60 dB(A) sound power rating, rear-wheel drive and up to 100 zones, while the product page lists 1.6 to 3.2 in. It weighs 11 kg, measures 638 x 422 x 274 mm and carries an IPX6 rating.

The store also lists the S4 with a blades kit, with a garage, and as a Premium Bundle with both, each at $1,279.99, and sells the S4 garage alone at $199.99.

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