McCulloch
McCulloch ROB R1000
- Autonomy
- II Assisted Autonomy
- Score
- 63/100 Capable
- Readiness
- Ready Now
- Price
- $1,200list
Comparison · 2 robots
McCulloch ROB R1000 · Stihl iMow 6 EVO
All robot lawn mowers. Every measure below is plotted against the full class, so a difference can be read against how much the class itself varies.
- McCulloch ROB R1000
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO
Stihl
Stihl iMow 6 EVO
- Autonomy
- II Assisted Autonomy
- Score
- 67/100 Capable
- Readiness
- Ready Now
- Price
- Not tracked
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01 Classification
What each one does on its own.
The Autonomy Ladder is the same five rungs for every robot on the site. A rung describes the conditions a robot handles without you, not how good it is.
V
Generalized
Any task, any setting
IV
Environmental
Handles new obstacles without help
III
Conditional
Finishes familiar jobs on its own
II
Assisted
Runs preset routines, needs rescue
McCulloch ROB R1000Stihl iMow 6 EVO
I
Manual
One action, on command
02 Assessment
Where they actually differ.
The Robovations Score is nine inputs across three pillars, each weighted as shown and each scored so that more is better. A robot can lead on one and trail on another, which is the point of showing them apart. Cost of ownership and data handling are reported on each robot's own page and are never averaged into the score.
Capability
Task completion16% of score
Does it finish the job it is sold to do, unattended
7776
- McCulloch ROB R100077
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO76
Coverage and navigation10% of score
Does it work the whole area, and hold that between runs
5070
- McCulloch ROB R100050
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO70
Edge-case recovery10% of score
Does it recover from the failures its category presents
3045
- McCulloch ROB R100030
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO45
Operating envelope4% of score
How far conditions can vary before performance drops
6972
- McCulloch ROB R100069
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO72
Dependability
Field failure rate16% of score
Documented hardware failures per owner-year
7362
- McCulloch ROB R100073
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO62
Software stability14% of score
Whether updates fix more than they break
330
- McCulloch ROB R100033
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO0
Support longevity10% of score
Committed parts, service and updates, with dates
4072
- McCulloch ROB R100040
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO72
Ownership burden
Routine maintenance12% of score
Hands-on time it asks for in normal operation
6462
- McCulloch ROB R100064
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO62
Consumables8% of score
Parts that must be bought to keep it working
10080
- McCulloch ROB R1000100
- Stihl iMow 6 EVO80
03 Measured against the class
How far apart is a long way?
A number only means something next to the spread it sits in. Each track below is the real range across every classified robot in the class, with the median marked.
These robots share no measured specification with enough published figures to plot. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about the robots.
04 Ownership
What the numbers leave out.
The trade-off
What each design gives up to be good at what it is good at.
McCulloch ROB R1000
Coverage is reliable but unplanned: the mower cuts a randomized pattern inside the wire, which evens out over repeated sessions but cannot be sent to a missed patch or made to stripe. Property layout changes require manual wire repositioning.
Stihl iMow 6 EVO
Not recorded for this robot.
Who each one is wrong for
Stated by the record itself. A robot being wrong for a household is a fact about fit, not a fault.
McCulloch ROB R1000
- Wireless or RTK-dependent property setups
- This model is fully wire-dependent; owners wanting wireless boundaries or RTK satellite navigation cannot use it.
- Lawns larger than about 0.25 acre
- McCulloch rates the ROB 1000 for a working area of 1,000 m² plus or minus 20 percent, which is about 0.25 acre. Past that the mower cannot hold the whole lawn on a maintenance cadence, however many charge cycles it runs in a day.
- Steep or hilly terrain above 25% slope
- Slopes steeper than the rated 25 percent gradient. Traction loss on wet or uneven ground begins below that ceiling.
- Owners requiring fully autonomous operation with zero intervention
- The ROB 1000 is not a set-and-forget system. Perimeter wire damage, blade wear, and seasonal reconfiguration all demand owner attention.
Stihl iMow 6 EVO
Not recorded for this robot.
What stays your job
The upkeep ownership hands back to you, whatever the autonomy level says.
McCulloch ROB R1000
- Weekly: Inspect wheel wells and cutting deck for compacted clippings; inspect for wire debris.
- Monthly: Clean undercarriage and check blade condition for dulling.
- Seasonally: Blade replacement ($30–40 per set); perimeter-wire inspection and repair as needed.
- Annually: Charging-base contact cleaning; battery check before winter storage.
Stihl iMow 6 EVO
Not recorded for this robot.
05 Evidence
How much each of these is standing on.
Classifications rest on different depths of evidence. A pre-release assessment and a verified one are not the same kind of claim.
| Robot | Evidence status | Sources reviewed | Last assessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCulloch ROB R1000 | Discontinued | 3 | Aug 2026 |
| Stihl iMow 6 EVO | Provisional | 1 | Aug 2026 |
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