10Rank 10 of 10 · Robot Lawn Mowers Without Boundary Wire
Ecovacs GOAT A1600 LiDAR PRO
Dual LiDAR (a rotating 360° unit plus 3D-ToF) and an AI camera for €799, with a wide 33 cm cut and a 50-minute charge. Ecovacs publishes a mowing rate of 400 m² an hour but no lawn size, warranty or noise figure.
6.0BPR score
- €799Price
- Area in m² not published (only ‘up to 400 m²/h’); 50% (27°) — published by EcovacsRecommended lawn area and maximum slope, as published
- 10 of 10in Robot Lawn Mowers Without Boundary Wire
- 6.0BPR score 0–10
Review
What this product is
Written after the analysis, from the same sources the score is built on: the manufacturer's documentation, available studies and verified owner feedback.
The GOAT A1600 LiDAR PRO is the cheapest LiDAR mower here and has the widest cutting deck, 33 cm, with 3–9 cm height in 1 cm steps. Ecovacs’ HoloScope 360 system combines a rotating 360° LiDAR, a 3D-ToF LiDAR and an AI camera, and is said to work in darkness. Slopes are rated at 50% (27°). The 3,000 mAh battery recharges in 50 minutes at 113.4 W. The mower is IPX6, the station IPX4, and it weighs 17.8 kg — the heaviest here.
Ecovacs states the mower avoids more than 200 obstacle types, including hedgehogs; no independent check of that claim was found.
The datasheet has a key gap for this ranking: the German page gives a mowing rate of up to 400 m² per hour but no recommended or maximum lawn area. The ‘1600’ in the name is not a published area figure. Noise, warranty, mobile connectivity and theft protection were also absent, and there were no reviews on the page. Buy it for the price and the deck, not for documentation.
Technical data
Specification
Figures from the manufacturer's documentation, verified against available outside sources. Values we could not confirm are marked as declared.
- Area
- not published (mowing rate up to 400 m²/h)
- Max slope
- 50% (27°)
- Cutting width
- 33 cm
- Cutting height
- 3–9 cm, 1 cm steps
- Navigation
- 360° LiDAR + 3D-ToF LiDAR + AI camera
- Battery
- 3,000 mAh Li-ion
- Charging
- 50 min, 113.4 W
- Water protection
- IPX6 (station IPX4)
- Weight
- 17.8 kg
- Noise
- not published
Component scores
Where the score
comes from.
Four components, equal weight, each on a 0–10 scale and each resting on a named source. The overall score is their mean — the full procedure is in the methodology.
What we liked
- Widest cut here: 33 cm
- Dual LiDAR plus AI camera for €799
- 50-minute charge at 113.4 W
- 50% (27°) slope rating
Worth knowing
- No lawn area in m² published — only ‘400 m²/h’
- No warranty, noise or theft-protection details on the page
- Heaviest mower in the ranking at 17.8 kg
- No owner reviews on the product page
Comparison
How it compares
within the category
All values come from the same analysis and are comparable only within the category Robot Lawn Mowers Without Boundary Wire.
| Product | Score | Recommended lawn area and maximum slope, as published | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navimow i210 LiDAR ProTop score | 7.6 | 1,000 m² recommended; up to 55% (29°) — published by Segway Navimow | €1,199 |
| GOAT A1600 LiDAR PROThis product | 6.0 | Area in m² not published (only ‘up to 400 m²/h’); 50% (27°) — published by Ecovacs | €799 |
| Category average10 products analysed | 6.7 | — | — |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What lawn size is the GOAT A1600 LiDAR PRO for?
Ecovacs’ German page only gives a mowing rate of up to 400 m² per hour. No recommended or maximum area is published, so the ‘1600’ in the name should not be read as a confirmed m² rating.
Can it mow in the dark?
Ecovacs says the LiDAR navigation works in darkness. Wildlife researchers and Which? advise against mowing at night because hedgehogs are active then.
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