YARDCARE V100 Robot Lawn Mower: lawn size, cutting width and how far it drives
A mower rated for 1,600 sq ft with a 6.3 in deck, measured against the 14 camera-navigated robot mowers in this corpus — including how far it must travel to cut that lawn once, which the listing does not state.
Every figure below is read from the manufacturer’s own listing. We do not test robot mowers and nothing here has been unboxed, mapped or driven across a lawn. Where the listing is silent, this page prints not stated rather than a plausible default, and the figure no manufacturer publishes — the distance the mower covers in one full cut — is arithmetic on two figures that are published, shown with its working.
At a glance
| Specification | Stated |
|---|---|
| Lawn size claimed | 1,600 sq ft |
| Cutting width | 6.3 in |
| Distance per full cut (derived) | 3,048 ft |
| Navigation | camera vision |
| Boundary | perimeter wire |
| Cutting height | 0.8 in |
| Height range | low for this corpus |
| Lawn class | under 1/8 acre |
| Price band | Under $600 |
| Brand | YARDCARE |
How far it has to drive
A robot mower cuts a strip as wide as its deck and then comes back for the next one. Divide the lawn it claims by the width it cuts and this one has to travel 3,048 ft to get over 1,600 sq ft once — at 6.3 in a pass. Neither number is a secret and their product is on no listing anywhere, which is a shame, because it is the figure that explains the rest of the machine: why it is out every day instead of twice a week, why it runs for hours rather than minutes, and why two mowers sold for the same lawn can behave nothing like each other.
It also puts the deck width in proportion. Cutting width is the specification that reads like a detail and behaves like the main event: the distance is inversely proportional to it, so an inch or two either way moves this figure by miles. A wider deck is not a refinement over a narrower one on the same lawn, it is straightforwardly less driving — less wear, fewer hours, fewer charge cycles to reach the same cut.
This is a distance, not a duration. Turning it into hours needs a travel speed, and not one listing in this corpus publishes one — so this site does not estimate it. Overlap between passes, time spent turning, and the trip back to the dock all add to the real figure too. Treat 3,048 ft as the floor on how far the machine goes, and a way to compare two mowers on the same lawn, rather than as a prediction of your afternoon.
How it compares with its own class
Against the 14 camera-navigated robot mowers in this corpus, rather than against a generic alternative:
| Measure | This one | Class median | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn size claimed | 1,600 sq ft | 7,260 sq ft | below the class median of 7260 sq ft |
| Cutting width | 6.3 in | 7.1 in | below the class median of 180.1 mm |
| Distance per full cut (derived) | 3,048 ft | 2.4 miles | below the class median of 12446 ft |
A mower on the class median is not a worse buy than one above it. A larger claimed lawn size is the specification most easily inflated, because it is a claim about hours available rather than a physical limit — and the mower that claims less may simply be describing itself more honestly. The cut distance is the figure worth weighing, because it is arithmetic on two numbers rather than a marketing judgement about either.
Where it suits
- A lawn up to about 1,600 sq ft, measured rather than estimated — and measured as mown area, not plot size.
- A stable lawn layout, where a wire laid once is not a nuisance — and it remains the most reliable boundary there is.
- A lawn small enough that the mower is not driving a marathon to finish a cut.
Where it does not
- A sloping garden. This listing states no slope rating at all, so there is nothing to check a bank against.
- A lawn whose shape changes often, or a garden where a buried wire is a problem to lay and a problem to repair.
- A large lawn in a hurry — 6.3 in is a narrow deck, and the distance above scales inversely with it.
- Consistently wet or loose ground, where two-wheel drive is the usual thing to run out of.
What the listing claims
These are the manufacturer’s statements, not findings. Nothing on this page has been measured by anyone here, and a specification stated on a listing is a claim until the unit is in front of you.
It states lawn size claimed, cutting width, distance per full cut, navigation, boundary, cutting height. It does not state a slope rating.
The gaps matter as much as the figures. A listing that omits a slope rating is not describing a mower that cannot climb, it is describing itself incompletely — and slope is the specification that most often decides whether a robot mower works in a particular garden at all, because unlike lawn size it cannot be worked around by running the machine more often.
What no listing on this site tells you
Three things decide whether a robot mower earns its place, and none is a specification any manufacturer publishes. The first is that on a lawn this size, shape matters more than area. 1,600 sq ft of open rectangle and 1,600 sq ft split by a path, a trampoline and a flower bed are not the same job, and small gardens are where the awkward geometry lives — gateways under a metre, corners the machine cannot turn in, a side return it has to find. The area figure predicts none of it.
The second is what happens when it gets stuck, which it will, and without all-wheel drive the list is longer. Wet grass on any slope, a shallow root, a soft patch after rain, the lip where lawn meets path — all of these strand a two-wheel machine that would have driven over them on four. What matters then is whether it tells you, and how far you walk to find it. Neither is a specification, and together they are most of the difference between a mower that saves an hour a week and one that costs an hour a week.
The third is the boundary, decided once and lived with. A perimeter wire is laid once and then it is done: reliable, dull, and a genuine nuisance if the lawn changes shape or a spade goes through it. Finding the break is the job nobody enjoys. Against that, it is a physical edge rather than a calculated one, and it does not stop working because the sky is cloudy.
Before you decide
Measure the lawn, do not estimate it
1,600 sq ft is a ceiling on mown grass, not on the plot. Beds, paths, the patio and the shed come off before the comparison is fair. People routinely over-estimate a lawn by a third, which at this rating is the difference between a mower that finishes and one that never quite does.
Settle the slope question elsewhere
This listing states no slope rating, so the question cannot be answered from it at all. If any part of your garden is more than gently graded, that silence is the specification to go looking for before anything else on this page matters.
Treat marketing language as a claim
Where a phrase on the listing matters to your decision, look for the number behind it: a stated slope percentage rather than a sentence about handling hills, a stated cutting width rather than a promise of efficiency. This listing documents itself better than most in the corpus, which makes the gaps that remain more conspicuous. Where this site could not find a number, it says not stated.
If the lawn size fits and the slope rating clears your worst bank, the current price and availability are on Amazon — this site deliberately does not quote either, because both are stale within days of being read.
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Compare it against the rest of its class
The finder below is filtered to camera-navigated robot mowers. Every result shows its claimed lawn size and cutting width, measured against the median for its own class.
14 robot mowers match
Sunseeker V3 Robot Lawn Mower, Vision AI, 0.15 Acre, Wire-Free
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 8.0in
- Lowest cut
- 41mm
- Rated slope
- 42%
- W x D x H
- 15×24×9in
- Weight
- 20lb
Rated for
6,534sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
322sq ft claimed per cm of deck
0% vs the 322 median — typical for lawns this size
Rated area is 0% against the class median of 6,534.
L2500 Robot Lawn Mower for 1 Acre, NetRTK + AI Vision Lawnmower Robot, Wi-Fi HaLow Connectivity, No Boundary Wire, AI Obstacle Avoidance, App Control, 60dB Quiet, Multi-Zone Management, IP66
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 9.4in
- Lowest cut
- 30mm
- Rated slope
- 57%
- W x D x H
- 18×24×13in
- Weight
- not stated
Rated for
43,560sq ft
Camera · 1 acre and up · 11 robot mowers
Claim density
1,815sq ft claimed per cm of deck
-2% vs the 1,854 median — typical for lawns this size
Rated area is 0% against the class median of 43,560.
TRON Robot Lawn Mower, Wire-Free Robotic Lawnmower up to 3/5 Acre,300° Vision + NetRTK,AI Obstacle Avoidance,App Control, Robot Mower for 65% Slopes, 15Ah, IPX6,Cutting Height 1.2”–3.5“
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 11.8in
- Lowest cut
- 30mm
- Rated slope
- 65%
- W x D x H
- 19×28×14in
- Weight
- 22lb
Rated for
26,136sq ft
Camera · 1/2 to 1 acre · 16 robot mowers
Claim density
872sq ft claimed per cm of deck
-12% vs the 986 median — more cutting width for the area it claims
Rated area is -20% against the class median of 32,670.
LawnMaster OcuMow™ VBRM701YAMIDR Perimeter Wire Free Robot Lawn Mower Cuts 1/6 Acre Optical Navigation,Obstacle Avoidance Auto-Charging Station, No Go Function, WiFi & Bluetooth Connection APP Control
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.0in
- Lowest cut
- 30mm
- Rated slope
- 35%
- W x D x H
- 10×22×15in
- Weight
- 32lb
Rated for
7,260sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
408sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+27% vs the 322 median — a heavier claim for the deck it has
Rated area is +11% against the class median of 6,534.
eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15, Auto Mapping, Pure Vision Navigation
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 8.0in
- Lowest cut
- 25mm
- Rated slope
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 15×24×13in
- Weight
- 28lb
Rated for
8,712sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
429sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+33% vs the 322 median — a heavier claim for the deck it has
Rated area is +33% against the class median of 6,534.
YARDCARE 2026 New M800Plus Robot Lawn Mower, 8611 sq.ft, Deep Gray
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.0in
- Lowest cut
- not stated
- Rated slope
- 35%
- W x D x H
- 16×22×10in
- Weight
- 18lb
Rated for
8,611sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
484sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+51% vs the 322 median — a heavier claim for the deck it has
Rated area is +32% against the class median of 6,534.
YARDCARE 2026 New M800Plus Robot Lawn Mower, GPS & 3D Vision, with 32.8 ft Magnetic Stripe, Obstacle Avoidance, Auto-Charging, APP Control, Bow-Shaped Mowing for Lawns up to 8611 sq.ft (Deep Black)
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.0in
- Lowest cut
- not stated
- Rated slope
- 35%
- W x D x H
- 16×23×9in
- Weight
- 29lb
Rated for
8,611sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
484sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+50% vs the 322 median — a heavier claim for the deck it has
Rated area is +32% against the class median of 6,534.
YARDCARE 2026 New M800Plus Robot Lawn Mower, 8611 sq.ft, Jet Black
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.0in
- Lowest cut
- not stated
- Rated slope
- 35%
- W x D x H
- 16×23×9in
- Weight
- 29lb
Rated for
8,611sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
484sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+51% vs the 322 median — a heavier claim for the deck it has
Rated area is +32% against the class median of 6,534.
Raccoon 2 SE Wire Free AI Vision Robot Lawn Mower for 0.15 Acre
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.9in
- Lowest cut
- 30mm
- Rated slope
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 14×30×21in
- Weight
- 44lb
Rated for
6,534sq ft
Camera · 1/8 to 1/4 acre · 21 robot mowers
Claim density
326sq ft claimed per cm of deck
+1% vs the 322 median — typical for lawns this size
Rated area is 0% against the class median of 6,534.
YARDCARE V100 Robot Lawn Mower, HD Vision for Small Lawns Up to 1600 sq ft
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 6.3in
- Lowest cut
- 20mm
- Rated slope
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 16×21×11in
- Weight
- 28lb
Rated for
1,600sq ft
Camera · under 1/8 acre · 11 robot mowers
Claim density
100sq ft claimed per cm of deck
-24% vs the 131 median — more cutting width for the area it claims
Rated area is -20% against the class median of 2,000.
V3 Robotic Lawn Mower with AI Vision Obstacle Avoidance, Smart APP Control, Low-Noise Operation, Adjustable Cutting Height, No-Go Zones, Ideal Robot Lawn Mower for Lawns Up to 1600 Sq.Ft
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 7.1in
- Lowest cut
- 20mm
- Rated slope
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 14×17×9in
- Weight
- not stated
Rated for
1,600sq ft
Camera · under 1/8 acre · 11 robot mowers
Claim density
89sq ft claimed per cm of deck
-32% vs the 131 median — more cutting width for the area it claims
Rated area is -20% against the class median of 2,000.
V3 Robotic Lawn Mower with AI Vision Technology, Adjustable Grass Cutting Height, APP Control, Low-Noise Performance, No-Go Zone Function, Efficient Robot Lawn Mower for Small Lawns
- Navigation
- Camera
- Cutting width
- 6.3in
- Lowest cut
- 20mm
- Rated slope
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 14×17×9in
- Weight
- not stated
Rated for
1,600sq ft
Camera · under 1/8 acre · 11 robot mowers
Claim density
100sq ft claimed per cm of deck
-24% vs the 131 median — more cutting width for the area it claims
Rated area is -20% against the class median of 2,000.
Related
- Camera-Navigated Robot Mowers — the full class, with baselines for every specification.
- Robot mowers for slopes — what a slope rating means, and where it stops meaning it.
- The full robot mower finder — unfiltered, every navigation type.
- How we compile these figures.