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L AWD Series Roboter-Rasenméier by iGarden

L AWD Series Roboter-Rasenméier by iGarden is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award an Bronze in Robotik, Automat an Automatiséierung Design Competition Category.


BronzeRobotik· 2026

L AWD Series Roboter-Rasenméier

by iGarden

Client: iGarden

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Robotik Category

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The Design

About L AWD Series Roboter-Rasenméier

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The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Lawn Mower L AWD Series is a wire-free robotic lawn mower for complex residential terrain. Combining 4WD mobility, intelligent energy management, LiDAR mapping, and 1080p vision, it overcomes the short runtime, weak slope capability, and complex installation of conventional mowers. Its adaptive power system adjusts motor output to terrain resistance in real time, enabling up to 8 hours of runtime, 70 percent slope climbing, and boundary-wire-free autonomous mowing.
Dimensions & Packaging
L AWD 30 / L AWD 50 / L AWD 65 / L AWD 80: 27 × 19.2 × 11.8 in
Tags
Robot lawn mower, Four wheel drive, Wire free mower, LiDAR navigation, Zero-turn, Lawn care automation, Smart garden technology, High endurance battery, Grass friendly steering
Production Technology
The Lawn Mower L AWD 80 is built on an IPX6-rated polymer body housing a 21Ah lithium-ion battery with intelligent power management for up to 8 hours of runtime. A 135W brushless motor at 3000 rpm handles high-density grass. Environmental perception combines 360-degree LiDAR with a 1080p camera for centimeter-level navigation, eliminating boundary wires and RTK dependency. The full 4WD chassis with a dedicated front steering motor enables zero-radius turns and handles slopes up to 70% grade. Modular blade assemblies and tool-free access points ensure field serviceability.
Design Challenge
The greatest challenge was reconciling high-performance 4WD climbing with eight-hour runtime in a compact battery-powered mower. Achieving this required over a year of prototyping to balance torque, battery weight, and energy efficiency. Integrating 360-degree LiDAR and a 1080p camera into an IPX6 body without enlarging the product added complexity. The design also had to handle irregular European gardens without wires or RTK, relying solely on onboard sensors for precise guidance.
Research
We conducted user research globally to understand yard maintenance barriers. Testing with fifty households and landscaping experts revealed that current mowers get stuck on slopes and damage turf during turns. Users demanded a system that requires absolutely zero manual rescue. This insight drove our 4WD and zero-radius steering design. By easily conquering seventy-percent slopes and running for eight hours, it makes professional-grade lawn care accessible to anyone without management effort.
Inspiration
Rooted in the paradox that robotic mowers promise autonomy yet still depend on boundary wires, limited runtime, and supervision, the project redefines mowing as an adaptive system. By integrating mobility, energy, and navigation as interdependent layers, it adjusts power to terrain and workload, maintains stability on uneven slopes, and uses spatial mapping with visual perception to remove physical boundaries. The result is a self-sufficient, context-aware platform for home landscapes.
Project Duration
The project began in January 2024 in Shenzhen, China, and the final production model was completed in December 2025. Business-to-business sales and independent website sales commence in April 2026. Retail availability on Amazon United States begins in April 2026. Amazon France launches in mid-May 2026, followed by Amazon Germany in mid-June 2026, to capture the summer season.
Operation Flow
The experience begins by removing setup burdens. Without wires, signals, or ongoing dependencies, the system is defined through a single gesture: walking the boundary once, allowing the environment to be understood intuitively. Control is then relinquished as the mower operates as a self-sufficient presence, perceiving, navigating, and adapting without interruption. It completes large areas in one cycle, returns on its own, and turns lawn care from active management into quiet autonomy.
Patents
Granted Patent. ZL202421167203.5; Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd. 2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202421167219.6;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd. 2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202421555659.9;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202421976412.4;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202422067366.2;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202422323000.7;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2024.China
Granted Patent. ZL202530061027.0;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd. 2025. China
Granted Patent. ZL202520404692.X;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2025.China
Granted Patent. ZL202520404932.6;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2025.China
Granted Patent. ZL202520517532.6;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2025.China
Granted Patent. ZL202520632191.7;Fairland Yituo Outdoor Co. Ltd.2025.China
Image Credits
iGarden

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