The US Robot Ban Is Screwing Us Out of the Good Robomowers

Robot mowers have gotten surprisingly good lately, thanks to smart use of onboard NRTK satellite connectivity, LiDAR navigation, and vision cameras that let the robots navigate without the need for installing satellite receivers in your yard or digging it up to bury guide wires. But they still can’t get up to the edges of buildings and sidewalks. This year at IFA 2026, we’re seeing robot mowers with robotic arms that stick out to the side, a sudden trend that could fix this issue. The shame is that we won’t be getting any of these robomowers in the U.S. for quite…