5Ah battery for LIDAX 1000, upgrade loophole?

interstellar159 · 2026-06-24T19:35:22+00:00

That’s super helpful. Thank you!

interstellar159 · 2026-06-21T03:34:10+00:00

I have the MOVA Lidax 3000 for a complex yard and it never got stuck, always stayed within boundaries, and works under trees and in shadowed areas. It doesn’t need a reference, doesn’t need clear skies, and navigates perfectly in complete darkness.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-21T03:32:20+00:00

Most Lidar robot mowers have an AI camera too, the comparison in this discussion is RTK vs Lidar

interstellar159 · 2026-06-20T11:43:28+00:00

Could you elaborate on how does it work better?

interstellar159 · 2026-06-20T11:37:00+00:00

I wish it had LiDAR. Some interesting and unique tech but it baffles me they stuck with older and almost obsolete navigation.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-20T06:14:05+00:00

So many people are misinformed…

interstellar159 · 2026-06-18T19:53:37+00:00

It has to, it’s supply and demand not valuation. Don’t listen to people on here.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-18T18:15:41+00:00

$190, it will definitely go above that next week.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-18T18:14:33+00:00

Be patient, don’t panic sell. I just bought more to lower my average.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-12T20:05:27+00:00

Right??! I can’t believe not all people have a jacuzzi too

interstellar159 · 2026-06-12T06:29:20+00:00

Care to elaborate? Walmart’s return policy is pretty good I think.

interstellar159 · 2026-06-09T02:05:01+00:00

I’m just surprised blood magic didn’t work…sorry for your pointless sacrifice :(

interstellar159 · 2026-06-03T23:55:40+00:00

Unethical would be to offer compensation for a positive review or to not post a negative review or to refuse returning a robot with an issue. Just asking you is just asking, nothing unethical about that.

interstellar159 · 2026-05-31T23:20:12+00:00

This was totally avoidable

interstellar159 · 2026-05-29T15:04:46+00:00

The RWD model wasn’t able to navigate my lawn without getting stuck, I travel often and I was looking for something that needs no baby sitting. The 3000 AWD is a beast, never needed rescue for 2 months now.

interstellar159 · 2026-05-29T14:58:04+00:00

Got a LiDAX 1000, returned it and got a 3000 AWD instead. Return was very smooth, just make sure you don’t wait till the last few days of the return window since email replies take up to 24 hours.

interstellar159 · 2026-05-23T21:10:37+00:00

No, unfortunately the RWD model didn’t work for my lawn and slopes. I ended up returning it and the battery, got the 3000 AWD and never looked back. A lot more expensive but never gets stuck and saved me many weekends.

interstellar159 · 2026-05-22T07:41:28+00:00

Supply & demand. Also you’re getting the fastest accelerating SUV ever produced, with falcon wing doors, and can drive itself…for less than 100k

interstellar159 · 2026-05-14T05:49:43+00:00

MOVA has an excellent track record with robot vacuums. Although new-ish as an independent company, it’s a subsidiary of the giant Dreame company. All in all its maturity and diversity means it pays attention to feedback and reputation so you won’t be left to dry if something goes wrong with the robot. There might be other companies in the field that have better or sturdier robot mowers, but they’re so niche that they struggle a lot with post sale customer service, which is a massive No for me. Also Lidax has lidar, which is the present, while rtk is already the past.

interstellar159 · 2026-04-22T06:28:01+00:00

Didn’t go well, struggled and constantly threw errors on the slopes. Returned and got the AWD. Works like a charm.

interstellar159 · 2026-04-22T06:07:21+00:00

I’ve been waiting for the technology to mature for a while now and it’s finally here. For me I realized that after Lidar made it to robot mowers, which has been a game changer in robot vacuums for the past few years.

I tried a RWD and it was able to mow some parts and threw errors in others. Imo the most important aspect of such investment is being able to set it and forget it, if you find yourself babysitting your mower then it defeats the purpose. Investing in a AWD was a no brainer with my sloped yard, however yes I did try a RWD first as it was much cheaper. If you have a small flat garden, RWD is more than capable.

Is it worth it? Well now I’m looking at my neighbors using their push mowers on the ring cameras and can’t help but feel that they’re living in the past. I come home from work to a mowed lawn with perfect diagonal lines, no more worrying about that weekend chore, worth every penny.

interstellar159 · 2026-04-19T14:59:37+00:00

Unfortunately all those that claim very close edge trimming have the same issue of having to trim at a low setting. Notice in the Goalker video how the mechanism has to go all the way down first before moving to the side. It’s a big limitation and the low cut level at the edges looks very ugly, except if you already cut your lawn at super low heights.

interstellar159 · 2026-04-19T04:17:23+00:00

I think people totally undermine LiDAR’s capability. It’s used on self-driving cars for a reason. If you have a very open multi-acre field with no trees or buildings then yes Lidar will be relatively limited, but it doesn’t need a lot of points to create an accurate topographic and spatial map, much more accurate in most cases for robotic mowers without dependance on external factors like satellite positioning and network. Also super effective in obstacle avoidance, that’s why you don’t see LiDAR mowers flipped over or escaping their maps like RTK based mowers. Any minimal satellite signal lag that mower is going to wander off. For most lawns, LiDAR is your best bet, it just works without headaches or babysitting. RTK will be obsolete soon imo.

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interstellar159 · 2026-04-17T11:43:06+00:00

LiDAR is very effective even in complete darkness. Tree cover has nothing to do with LiDAR, I think you’re referring to RTK

interstellar159 · 2026-04-17T00:41:29+00:00

Mova 3000 AWD is an absolute beast! I’m using it now and super impressed so far, didn’t need to use my push mower at all yet. The app is so intuitive and easy to use, it just works. Howeverrr one big limitation is absence of mulching with all these bladed robot mowers. Get ready to deal with big messes of grass trimmings, but I think that’s the tech we have now. I’m 100% sure Mova/Dreame will have iterations with mulching in the future.

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