European Robotic Lawnmowers
The robot lawnmower was invented in Europe, and Europe still builds the best ones.
Wire-free robot mowers from Sweden and Italy
Sweden's Husqvarna started the whole category back in the 1990s and now offers EPOS satellite navigation with no boundary wire and centimetre-level precision. Italy's STIGA and Ambrogio answer the Navimow head-on with genuinely wire-free machines that fuse RTK positioning with AI camera vision, designed and made in Italy.
German engineering and local service
Germany's STIHL, Bosch and AL-KO bring serious engineering, polished apps and, crucially, a local dealer who services the machine, honours the warranty and stocks spare parts for a decade. Gardena, a German name now part of Husqvarna Group, does the same. You pay more than for a grey-market import, but you get EU support and kit built to last.
How to choose a robot mower
Start with your lawn size, slopes and obstacles. Decide between a boundary-wire system and a wire-free one. Wire-free machines are easier to set up on complex gardens. Then check the app, the warranty and whether a dealer near you can service the machine.
Robot mowers worth knowing
Here are the seven robot mowers worth letting loose on your lawn.
Husqvarna Automower
Known for: The category benchmark, building robot mowers for over 30 years. Covers small gardens up to 7,500 m², plus professional models.
Manufactured in: Newton Aycliffe, UK
Tech: Wire-free EPOS satellite, AI vision
STIGA
Known for: Wire-free across the whole autonomous range, from the A 4 for 400 m² to the A 10000 for 12,000 m².
Manufactured in: Italy
Tech: Wire-free GPS RTK over 4G
Ambrogio
Known for: The robot mower from Zucchetti Centro Sistemi, a Tuscan robotics company founded in 1985. Home and Professional lines, sold in over 60 countries.
Manufactured in: Terranuova Bracciolini, Italy
Tech: Wire-free RTK, optional perimeter wire
STIHL iMow
Known for: Dealer-installed and dealer-serviced mowers for larger lawns. Ten models from 500 m² to 5,000 m², with EVO versions for slopes up to 45%.
Manufactured in: Langkampfen, Austria
Tech: Boundary wire, GPS assist on EVO
Gardena Sileno
Known for: Husqvarna Group's home-garden brand. Compact, quiet Sileno mowers for ordinary lawns, with or without a boundary wire.
Manufactured in: Newton Aycliffe, UK
Tech: Wire-free LONA mapping, camera AI on sense
Bosch Indego
Known for: The Indego, which mowed in systematic lanes. Bosch's own site now lists only its successor, the Visimow, for lawns up to 200 m².
Tech: Camera vision, no wire or antenna
AL-KO Robolinho
Known for: A wide Robolinho range from €499.90 camera models to RTK models for 5,000 m². German brand, owned by China's Ningbo Daye since 2025.
Manufactured in: Austria
Tech: Wire-free RTK or camera, wired too