Roborock graduates from vacuuming your house to mowing your lawn

"In addition to sporting independent hub motors on each wheel, the RockMow Z1's front wheels also have an independent steering motor, which Roborock says enables smoother turns and helps it avoid slipping on slopes. The Z1 also has a suspension system designed to keep it stable while mowing, allowing for more even cuts, as well as a blade that cuts to within 3cm of walls."

"Similar to Segway's Navimow X3, the RockMow Z1 combines the satellite-based Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) navigation system with visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) to help it traverse your yard. Roborock says it cuts 5,000 square meters per 24 hours, and notes that you can even have the robot mower create certain patterns or text in your grass using the accompanying app."

"Roborock is also launching the RockMow S1. This mower comes with fewer bells and whistles but offers AI-powered smart mapping and can handle slopes up to 45 percent (24.2 degrees), while slipping between passages as narrow as 0.7m. It's also slower, covering up to 1000 square meters in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the RockNeo Q1 is designed for "everyday lawn maintenance" with AI smart mapping and 3cm edge-cutting capabilities. Roborock also mentions a "wildlife-friendly" feature for the RockNeo Q1 that prevents it from mowing at nighttime to avoid disturbing nocturnal animals, but it's not clear whether the other mowers come with this as well."

Roborock unveiled three robot lawnmowers: the premium RockMow Z1, the RockMow S1, and the RockNeo Q1. The RockMow Z1 features independent hub motors on each wheel, an independent front steering motor, a suspension system for stable, even cuts, and a blade that reaches within 3cm of walls. The Z1 uses satellite-based RTK combined with vSLAM for navigation, can cut up to 5,000 square meters per 24 hours, and can create patterns or text via an app. The RockMow S1 offers AI smart mapping, 45% slope capability, tight-pass navigation at 0.7m, and covers up to 1,000 square meters per day. The RockNeo Q1 targets everyday maintenance with AI mapping, 3cm edge cutting, and a wildlife-friendly nighttime avoidance mode. Pricing and availability have not been announced.

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