r/roboticLawnmowers • u/cbowedroid • 2d ago

Has anyone else moved from RTK to LiDAR? My MOVA Ultra 3000 AWD experience so far!

After a season with an RTK mower (GOAT O1000), MOVA sent me the Ultra 3000 AWD to try and it’s solved the gaps.

My biggest challenge isn’t acreage or steep slopesits a typical suburban lot with multiple mowing zones connected by narrow passages. The RTK mower would occasionally struggle with transitions between the front and back yard, lose positioning, and wasn’t always great around edges.

I put together a video showing the real-world testing around my property.

https://youtu.be/HQsjipcoUlM

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u/FourtyMichaelMichael 16h ago

That's actually a good video. I was about to search RTK vs LIDAR.

I also now realize that I definitely need 4 same sized wheels and I'm probably going to want AWD as well.

I'm also surprised to see they show you the actual LIDAR scan, that's cool.

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u/cbowedroid 16h ago

Thanks I’m glad it was helpful! The AWD and LiDAR  has made a huge difference over my first mower for sure 

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u/FourtyMichaelMichael 16h ago

I had been looking at making a OpenMower2 project from a shittier mower, but I see they're RTK only, and now I'm realizing that would probably be a long-term mistake. I don't like the privacy issues here, but I'll determine that issue later.

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u/calicoder2 20m ago

The mova lidax ultra 3000 is a good mower.

If the they made the edge mow run at a higher height than 3cm and changed the Omni wheels to powered and steered at the front it would be near perfect.

The cut quality in particular I found the best of the auto mowers I’ve tried.