The robot mower market in numbers
Updated October 4, 2026 · 551 models from 36 brands
Statistics based on: Current
Database coverage: 875 models total · 551 current · 324 discontinued
Live statistics calculated from the verified specifications of every robot mower in the MowCompass library. The numbers update automatically when the data changes.
How the lawn boundary is set up
Share of 551 models with verified data
Drive type
Share of 429 models with verified data
Maximum slope rating
Share of 551 models with verified data
Recommended lawn size
Share of 551 models with verified data
Tolerance for trees and buildings
Share of 551 models with verified data
Price level
Share of 436 models with verified data
Markets covered in the MowCompass data
Share of all 551 models recorded as available in each market. Only markets where at least 25% of the models are recorded are shown; coverage outside the EU is still being completed.
Models per brand
Share of all 551 models
How the market is changing
The same figures, saved automatically at the end of every month. First snapshot: September 2026.
No boundary wire needed
Subscription required
RTK among wire-free models
Current models in the market
What changed: September 2026 → October 2026
The latest figures compared with the saved month-end figures. Updated automatically.
- New models in the library: 150 (401 → 551)
- New brands: 1 (35 → 36)
- Subscription required: 39% → 34% (−5 pp)
- RTK among wire-free models: 12% → 17% (+5 pp)
- Median rated lawn size: 1,300 m² → 1,200 m² (−100 m²)
- Most added models: WORX (+24)
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Quotable figures
- 70% of robot mower models need no boundary wire, according to MowCompass’s analysis of 551 models from 36 brands. (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
- 34% of robot mower models require a subscription for their mobile features. (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
- Among robot mowers without a boundary wire, 17% need an RTK base station. (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
- Half of all robot mower models are rated for lawns of at least 1,200 m². (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
- Half of all robot mower models can handle slopes of at least 45%. (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
- WORX has the most robot mower models: 49 of 551. (Source: MowCompass, October 2026) · Statistics based on: Current
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How the numbers are calculated
Current is the default. Choose Discontinued for historical models or Both for the combined database. All figures and charts use the selected group; brand comparisons use the same group for the brand and the market. Values come from manufacturer specifications verified by MowCompass. Missing values are excluded from the affected measure. Commission never affects the data.