- Area
- Up to 0.25 acre
- Max slope
- 45%
- Navigation
- UltraView 2.0: 360° 3D
- Cut width
- 7.9 in
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MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000
LiDAR mower with no RTK antenna for flat yards up to 0.25 acre
Researched by Riley Hart · updated Oct 30, 2026
Is the MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 worth it? The LiDAX Ultra 1000 is a fair price way to get LiDAR mapping without a wire or an RTK antenna on a small, mostly flat lawn. It costs $1,049 as of Nov 4, 2026, and PCtipp scored it 4.5/5.
The LiDAX Ultra 1000 is a fair price way to get LiDAR mapping without a wire or an RTK antenna on a small, mostly flat lawn. Testers disagree on how well it works: PCtipp praised its cut, edges and obstacle handling, while inside digital found it hit flat objects and left about 10 cm uncut at edges. Skip it if your yard is steep, soft or bigger than a quarter acre.
Best for: small flat lawns under trees. Skip if: your yard is steep, soggy or over 0.25 acre.
Specs
- Area
- Up to 0.25 acre (MOVA); MOVA lists 0.2 acre per day in standard mode, 0.3 acre per day in efficient mode
- Max slope
- 45% (24°) per MOVA; PCtipp confirmed 45% in its test
- Navigation
- UltraView 2.0: 360° 3D LiDAR plus AI vision camera, works under trees without GPS (inside digital)
- Boundary wire
- Not needed
- Cut width
- 7.9 in (20 cm), three blade disc
- Cut height
- 1.2 to 3.9 in, set in the app (MOVA, PCtipp)
- Battery runtime
- MOVA US lists a 4Ah battery, 60 to 80 min per charge and a 60 min charge; PCtipp quoted 150 to 170 min for its European unit and saw a little over half that on hills or wet grass
- Drive
- Rear wheel drive with off road wheels
3 year cost of ownership
- Robot
- $1,049
- Total
- $1,049
MOVA did not list blade prices or intervals on the product page we checked, so no running costs are estimated. An optional Link Module is needed for 4G live tracking on this model (MOVA spec table, PCtipp).
Status and safety
- US availability
- ● On sale
- Recalls
- ● No MOVA robot recall in the CPSC database as of Nov 4, 2026. Checked daily.
- FCC authorized
- Not checked
- Company
- ● Active
- Warranty
- ● Up to 3 years (MOVA US)
Price history
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Pros
- No wire and no RTK antenna
- LiDAR works under tree cover
- Clean, even cut in both tests
- Two maps and up to 150 zones
- Rated IPX6
Cons
- Short 60 to 80 min runtime on the US spec sheet
- Testers split on obstacle avoidance
- Edge gap of about 10 cm in one test, under 3 cm claimed
- Can dig tracks in soft ground
- 4G tracking needs an optional module
What independent reviewers found
- Rated very good. Setup took 10 to 15 minutes, it climbed the claimed 45% slope, steered around a football and a wheelbarrow, and fast charging went from 15% to 90% in about 40 minutes. Runtime fell to a little over half of the expected 2.5 hours on hills, wet or tall grass.
- PCtipp · 4.5/5
- Critical verdict. LiDAR navigation was reliable under trees and the cut was clean, but auto mapping was poor, it drove into large flat objects, kept about 10 cm from edges instead of the claimed 5 cm, and dug tracks in soft ground. One charge did not cover 1,000 m².
- inside digital
Spec history
Checked dailyNo spec changes since we started tracking on Nov 2, 2026.
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Questions buyers ask
Does it need an RTK antenna or boundary wire?
No. It navigates with 360° LiDAR and a camera, so there is no wire and no antenna to install.
How close does it cut to edges?
MOVA claims within 2 in. PCtipp reported under 3 cm with UltraTrim switched on, but inside digital measured about 10 cm in its garden.
Can it handle hills?
MOVA rates it for 45% (24°) slopes and PCtipp confirmed that. It is rear wheel drive, and inside digital saw it dig into soft, uneven ground.
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