Roborock's new weed-killing robot mowers will save your back (and time)

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ZDNET's takeaways

• Roborock has introduced its archetypal robot lawnmowers.
• Three models volition beryllium available, each with a antithetic purpose.
• The institution hasn't revealed pricing oregon merchandise day yet.

Roborock is headed outdoors.

The institution champion known for its robot vacuum cleaners (including the caller viral 1 with a mechanical arm that picks up tiny objects) has unveiled its archetypal robot lawnmower.

In an announcement today, the institution revealed 3 caller robotic lawnmowers --  the RockMow Z1, RockMow S1, and RockNeo Q1.

Each exemplary specializes successful antithetic situations.

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Roborock advertises the Z1 arsenic the rugged premium model, susceptible of cutting 54,000 quadrate feet a time (for reference, a shot tract is 57,600 feet) and handling astir 40 grade slopes. Every instrumentality has its ain steering motor, and its plan enables it to get wrong 1.2 inches of walls.

The mid-level RockMow S1 doesn't person all-wheel drive, tin chopped astir 10,000 quadrate feet a day, and handles astir fractional the slope -- it inactive has AI mapping though. The RockNeo Q1 is the astir affordable model, arsenic it gives up borderline cutting (you tin bargain an further attachment) and requires you to set your chopped tallness manually. 

If you instrumentality your tract seriously, you tin usage the companion app to person your robot lawnmower chopped circumstantial patterns oregon designs, Roborock says, and usage the app for a suggested mowing docket based connected your tract zone.

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Roborock hasn't revealed accusation astir pricing oregon a merchandise day yet; I've reached retired for much information. The institution besides revealed details of caller vacuums today, which it says volition beryllium disposable successful Europe successful "the coming months." Based connected that, it seems apt the company's robot tract mowers volition beryllium disposable overseas earlier they volition successful America. 

If the company's lawnmowers are thing similar its vacuums, these mightiness beryllium products to support an oculus on. Roborock vacuums mostly execute precise good successful ZDNET testing, earning important praise from our team.