Best Boundary-Wire Robot Lawn Mowers

A buried wire is the oldest and cheapest way to keep a robot on the lawn, and it does not care about trees. These are the wire models, cheapest first.

How this list is ranked. Models that need a boundary wire, ordered by the maker's list price, lowest first. We list at most two robots per brand and only models not ruled out of the US market. Every figure is the maker's claim, not a test result. How we collect data.

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   Number 1: Anthbot Pion 1000

   $629 list price

   Boundary wire · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 45%

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   Number 2: Husqvarna Automower 115H 4G

   $700 list price

   Boundary wire · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 30%

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   Number 3: Gardena SILENO life 750

   $1,200 list price

   Boundary wire · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 35%

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   Number 4: Gardena SILENO life 1500

   $1,400 list price

   Boundary wire · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 35%

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   Number 5: Greenworks 2530102 Optimow 50

   $1,600 list price

   Wire with GPS help · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 35%

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   Number 6: Greenworks 2530002 Optimow 50H

   $1,600 list price

   Wire with GPS help · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 35%

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   Number 7: Husqvarna Automower 435X AWD

   $3,000 list price

   Wire with GPS help · Needs a boundary wire · No base station · Slopes up to 70%

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