RELEASED 2026.03REASSESSED 2026.08.07

Mammotion

Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H

Name: Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H
Brand: Mammotion

Wire-free compact mower with Level IV positioning drawn from LiDAR and vision rather than RTK, so there is no base station to site and no correction service to depend on. Replaces perimeter-wire complexity; the trade-off is that the boundary lives in a point cloud, so a substantially changed yard needs re-mapping rather than a coordinate fix.

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level IV.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
To reach Level VWorks across task types and environments it was never configured for.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyThis robot

Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H adapts to conditions it has not met before and re-plans while it works.

Navigation and control
360 degree LiDAR + dual-camera AI vision, 3D point-cloud mapping (no RTK)
Why this level
- 360 degree LiDAR with a stated 2,362 in (60 m) range and dual-camera AI vision build a 3D point cloud of the yard, which the mower localizes against with no RTK, no base station and no correction service.
- Mammotion states the absence directly, 'No RTK, No Cable', and sells it as the design's central point.
- Boundary keeping and obstacle handling run without human intervention inside the mapped environment, which satisfies Level IV (Environmental Autonomy).
- A yard the mower has not mapped requires a new mapping pass, capping at L4 rather than L5.
Autonomy dimension 76 / 100 · 4 sources reviewed
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Provisional4 sources reviewed

Enough has been reviewed to classify, but gaps remain across source types.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

YUKA mini 2 1000H product page: navigation system, coverage rating, slope rating and cutting specifications.

YUKA mini 2 1000H Robot Lawn Mower, product page and specificationsus.mammotion.com

Firmware release notes1 sourceOngoing

Mammotion publishes firmware releases and software notes through its support portal; reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Mammotion support portalsupport.mammotion.com

Specification sources2 sourcesReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

Monitoring record1 sourceReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

The VergeThe Verge

How we evaluate evidence →

Robovations Score

How this number was reached

71of 100

StrongAt or above 70% of the 355 robots we scoreand 65% of the 79 scored robot lawn mowers

DeficientLimitedCapableStrongExemplary

What moved itpoints gained or lost against a typical robot

Carried by

Routine maintenance94+3.1
Consumables100+2.5
Software stability82+2.4

Held back by

Field failure rate34−5.8

Capability40% of the score71What it does without you.

Task completion16% of the score75

Evidence

Docks, charges and sequences its own cycles across a 1,000 square meter rating at 2,690 square feet a charge, roughly four cycles for a full lawn, and it mulches so nothing is emptied. Two documented human steps hold it mid-range: turf taller than the 2.0 to 3.5 inch cutting range needs a manual pre-mow before the machine can work in it, and heavy debris or dense leaf mat requires a yard cleanup pass. No edge pass on the 19 centimeter deck.

Coverage and navigation10% of the score82

Evidence

LiDAR and dual cameras build a 3D point cloud the mower localizes against, and hazards are handled in real time rather than each being declared a no-mow zone in advance, which is responding to the yard rather than repeating a taught line. Held below the systematic-and-retained anchor by the record's own honest trade-off: the boundary lives in a point cloud rather than on a survey grid, so a substantially changed yard needs full re-mapping rather than a coordinate edit, and tight complex layouts may need manual intervention.

Edge-case recovery10% of the score50

Evidence

Strong perception for this purpose, a 360 degree LiDAR with a stated 60 meter range that works in any light, and no documented recovery behind it. The record has no recovery section, no fault reporting detail and no stated response to any interruption, while listing three conditions that interrupt navigation: complex tight layouts, heavy debris, and bogging in turf above the cutting range. Perceiving a hazard is not recovering from entrapment.

Operating envelope4% of the score84

Evidence

Wide on the axis that defeats most designs and narrow elsewhere. With no RTK and no satellite correction anywhere in the loop, nothing on the property needs a view of the sky, so canopy, narrow lots and walled courtyards are simply not constraints, and LiDAR being active means darkness is not either. Against that: 45 percent, about 24 degrees, on rear-wheel drive, a 1,000 square meter cap, bogging in thick or tall fescue above four inches, and a pre-mow requirement above 3.5 inches.

Dependability40% of the score58Whether it keeps doing it.

Field failure rate16% of the score34

Evidence

Evidence floor under rule 2, on a five-month-old machine where the under-12-month cap binds regardless. The record's entire source list is one Mammotion product page and a link to the support portal home, with no owner reports, no press coverage and no failure modes section. This is also a genuinely new architecture rather than a variant, LiDAR-only localization with no satellite reference, so the Yuka platform record does not carry over to it.

Software stability14% of the score82

Evidence

Just below the ordinary-case anchor. Mammotion publishes dated release logs for its mower lines through a support portal, so a channel exists and no regression pattern is reported, but five months is far short of the twelve-month window the next anchor up requires and this record cites only the portal home page. On a machine whose entire boundary logic is software localizing against a point cloud, an unexamined update record carries more weight than it would on a wire-guided mower.

Support longevity10% of the score63

Evidence

Carries a structural advantage most wire-free machines lack: no RTK, no base station and no correction service means there is nothing that can lapse, expire or be repriced, and Mammotion sells the absence as the design's point. Set against that, this is a first-generation LiDAR-only chassis with no documented parts channel for the turret it depends on, no published warranty term on the record, and provisional product status.

Ownership burden20% of the score96What it asks of you.

Routine maintenance12% of the score94

Evidence

Light and almost entirely seasonal: blade service on five blades that each flip to a second mounting hole before the set is replaced, a wipe of the LiDAR turret and both camera lenses, charging contact cleaning with a firmware check, plus a monthly visual inspection of wheels, sensors and deck. No wire, no base station and nothing weekly. One inconsistency rather than a deduction: this record schedules optical cleaning seasonally where the Yuka Mini record schedules the same task weekly.

Consumables8% of the score100

Evidence

A strong position. Five deck blades on a seasonal interval, each carrying a second mounting hole so a set is repositioned once partway through its life, which the record says roughly doubles service life per set, on a $1,399 machine. Nothing else recurs at all: no boundary wire, pegs or connectors, no base station, no antenna, no SIM and no correction service of any kind, so there is no term expiring inside the ownership window.

middle half of the databaseits medianthis robot

Reported, not scoredneither measures how well the robot works

Five-year cost$1,750

An inexpensive machine to own, and the only wire-free one with no positioning cost of any kind. $1,399 at MSRP, roughly $150 of blade sets across five years given each of the five blades flips to a second mounting position before the set is replaced, and one replacement battery pack. No subscription, no correction service, no SIM, no base station, no antenna and no boundary wire. There is genuinely nothing to renew, because the navigation is entirely onboard.

Data postureCloud-linked

Account required. Maps and telemetry leave the home; core function survives an outage.

What leaves the homeNot documented

Read the full methodology →

FIT CHECK

Will the Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H work on your yard?

Describe your yard using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Yard size

Terrain

Grass type

Boundary setup

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Priced below the category median, with every figure charted against the category below.

Dimensions not publishedDimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Wi-Fi: Supported

Where it lands · ranked across 91 robot lawn mowersThis robotMedianTypical range

Runtime150min

30 min240 min

Near median

Price$1,399

$451$5,999

Near median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesProduct page

OWNERSHIP

Living with it.

New model with promising RTK architecture; limited longitudinal data beyond manufacturer demos.

Gen-2 Mammotion platform with refined LiDAR and AI. Predecessor (YUKA Mini) shipped 2024 with stable firmware trajectory. YUKA mini 2 launched March 2026; under 4 months in market limits independent failure-rate documentation.

Owner effort~30 minhands-on per month

Consumables$60replaceable parts / yr

Reliability trendUnprovenowner-reported arc

What goes wrong · 4 documented · 0 self-recover

Common

Blade wear or dullnessRagged cut, longer runtime, increased power draw

Owner fixAnnual blade replacement (~$40); sharpen mid-season if heavy use

Occasional

RTK signal loss or driftBoundary navigation inaccuracy, dock return failures

Owner fixManual yard re-mapping via app; check RTK service availability

Occasional

Charging dock communication failureMower unable to dock or resume schedules

Owner fixRestart dock power; check Wi-Fi signal strength

Occasional

Traction loss on wet grass or slopesIncomplete coverage, safety shutoff triggering, aborted runs

Owner fixAvoid post-rain mowing; pre-trim steep overgrown sections

Step-by-step fixesNot Following Its Schedule or Running at the Wrong TimesBoundary Wire BreakWon’t Charge or Return to Its Base?All robot mower guides

Upkeep routine

Monthly12×/yr

Visual inspection of wheels, sensors, and cutting deck for debris or damage.

Seasonal4×/yr

Blade service. The 19 cm (7.5 in) deck carries five blades, each with a second mounting hole, so a set is flipped once before it is replaced. Blades are replaced, never sharpened: a blade this thin loses strength when ground, and it runs unattended. · Wipe the LiDAR turret and both camera lenses. The mower localizes against what they see, so a soiled lens is a navigation problem. · Charging station contact cleaning and firmware update check via app; store the mower with its lithium pack charged rather than run down.

As neededno fixed schedule

Re-map if the yard changes substantially, since the boundary is referenced to the point cloud the mower built. · Dock power-cycle and Wi-Fi re-pairing after network router changes.

Cost over time · past the sticker

PurchaseRunning cost

Year 1

$1,459

Year 3

$1,579

Year 5

$1,699

$1,399 to buy, then about $60 a year for the replaceable parts below. Over three years that is roughly $180 past the sticker price. Excludes electricity and any repairs.

What you replace

BladesSeasonally

Replacement cadence from the maintenance schedule; prices shown where the source documents them.

Safety notes

NoteRTK base station placement: Optimal placement on roof or open post. Poor placement increases boundary drift.

CautionBlade contact during maintenance: Sharp rotating blades. Power down dock and mower before blade inspection or replacement.

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Nov 2025 · AnnouncementMammotion announces YUKA mini 2 series with wire-free RTK mowing for compact yards
Mar 2026 · ReleaseLaunches commercially at $1,399 MSRP
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score recorded at 69 of 100
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score revised 69 → 66
Aug 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score rescored under v4.0: 66 → 69
Aug 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score rescored under v4.2: 69 → 71

Common questions

What people actually ask.

4 answered

OperationDo I need to bury a perimeter wire for the YUKA mini 2 1000H?

No, and there is no base station either. The YUKA mini 2 maps the yard with 360 degree LiDAR and dual-camera AI vision, building a 3D point cloud it navigates against. Setup is one mapping pass from the app: nothing is buried and nothing is mounted on the property.

OperationHow often do I replace the cutting blades?

The 19 cm deck carries five blades rather than a single pair. Each blade has a second mounting hole, so a set is repositioned once partway through its life and replaced after that, which roughly doubles service life per set. Blades are replaced rather than sharpened. Inspect them at each mow and change the set when edges are visibly dull or chipped.

OperationWhat happens where satellite reception is poor?

Nothing changes. The YUKA mini 2 1000H uses no RTK and no satellite correction: positioning comes from 360 degree LiDAR with a stated 2,362 in (60 m) range plus dual-camera vision. Yards shaded by trees or hemmed in by buildings, the conditions that give RTK mowers trouble, are what this design is built for.

OperationIs the YUKA mini 2 suitable for multi-zone yards with obstacles?

Yes, LiDAR and AI detect trees, hardscape, and structures in real time. The app allows multiple mowing zones; the mower navigates between them autonomously. Complex layouts with tight spacing may require manual intervention.

Availability

Where it's sold

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Some sellers strike through a “was” price of $1,749, above the $1,399 manufacturer list — a discount measured off that is not a real saving.

Amazon Checked Aug 9, 2026 $1,399In stock

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Robovations. "Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H: Autonomy Level IV (Environmental Autonomy)." Autonomy Ladder™, assessed August 2026. https://robovations.com/robots/mammotion-yuka-mini-2-1000h/

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Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H

Will the Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000H work on your yard?

The full spec sheet.

Living with it.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

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