MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower Review

When it comes to robotic mowers, I’m late to the party. I only reviewed my first one (the Navimow i2) a few months ago. That mower made me a huge fan of robot mowers, and since I live on 12 acres, I figured I’d review another one. Today, we’re putting the MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower to the test to see if it can handle my somewhat rugged/rustic lawn.

What Is It?

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000  is an All Wheel Drive robotic lawn mower that uses LiDAR instead of GPS or wired boundaries for easy mapping.

That’s actually why I haven’t been able to review robot mowers until now. Believe me, I’ve tried. Over the past few years, I’ve tried to review 2 or 3 mowers, but each one required installing a special antenna that used GPS to create mowing maps. Due to the trees on my property, getting a good GPS signal isn’t easy, and the mapping tasks would fail. I gave up until recently, when LiDAR mowers started showing up. LiDAR mowers are like robot vacuums in your home that use lasers to map obstacles and boundaries. No GPS needed. Yay!

What’s Included?

• MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower
• Charging station
• Stakes
• Power supply
• Spare blades and screws
• Screwdriver
• Manual

Note: Don’t come at me because my Mini Cooper is dirty… I live on a gravel road, and it’s been dry, dry, dry this summer 🙂

Tech Specs

Here are some of the main/important specs. For the full specs, visit the MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower product page on MOVA’s site.

• Lawn coverage: Up to 0.5 acres per map; supports two separate maps and up to 150 zones
• Navigation: 360° 3D LiDAR and AI dual cameras; no boundary wires or RTK station required
• Obstacle avoidance: LiDAR, dual cameras, and bumper; recognizes over 300 obstacle types
• Drive system: All-wheel drive with four hub motors and omni wheels
• Terrain capability: Handles slopes up to 80% (38.6°) and vertical obstacles up to 2.4 inches
• Cutting system: 15.8-inch cutting width with two floating discs, each with six blades
• Cutting height: 1.2–3.9 inches, electronically adjustable through the app
• Battery: 36V, 7.5Ah
• Runtime: 150–170 minutes per charge, covering approximately 0.2–0.25 acre
• Charging time: 65 minutes from 15% to 95%; automatic recharge and mowing resume
• App control: MOVAhome app with mowing schedules, zone management, and no-go zones
• Anti-theft features: GPS tracking, off-map and lift alerts, and optional AirTag support; three years of 4G service included
• Size and weight: Approximately 29.1 × 20.9 × 12.6 inches; 52 pounds
• Water resistance: IPX6
• Warranty: Three years

Design and Features

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower is larger than the Navimow i2, which I recently reviewed. I needed some help lifting it out of the box.

The mower comes fully assembled. The dark grey housing is made of a rugged plastic with red accents that give it a bit of a hot rod vibe. It even has what looks like a carbon fiber bumper on the front.

There’s a rain sensor on top that I haven’t had a chance to test since it’s been pretty dry here in Southern Indiana the past few months.

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower is AWD, with front Omni-wheels that provide an almost zero-turn radius.

The LiDAR sensor is on the hood. Just don’t forget to remove the little protective cap before you try to map your yard. Not that I would have tried to do that…

When you peek under the mower, you’ll find two mowing discs; each with 6 blades. Together, the discs allow for an almost 16-inch cutting width (15.8 in). That means quicker mowing sessions.

The color display and controls are protected with a flip-up cover. There’s also a big STOP button in case you need to halt mowing immediately.

Assembly and Installation

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower comes packaged nicely with a handy quick start guide on top and no Styrofoam inside!

As mentioned earlier, the mower comes fully assembled, but it does require a teeny tiny bit of assembly. Don’t worry, though, it’s simple. All you have to do is slide the LiDAR sensor cleaning brush into the slot on the charging dock cover.

Then snap the dock cover onto the base, carry it where you want to install it, and plug it in.

For me, that meant taking it to the back of the house, where the only outdoor outlet is. If you need to place the dock in your yard, it includes screw-in stakes to keep it from sliding around.

Let’s Mow!

Before you can send the MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 robotic mower on its maiden voyage, you will need to install the app and map a zone.

If your yard has defined boundaries, you can use the AI mapping feature, but I had to manually drive the MOVA around the yard to create the map because otherwise the MOVA would have ended up in the woods.

Creating a map manually is as simple as using the on-screen controller to drive the mower around the yard’s outer boundaries.

You can create multiple zones and connect them together with a passage. You can also create no-go zones. More about that later.

Once you create a zone, select it and start a mowing session.

You can have fun standing outside watching the progress, or you can go inside with a cold drink, lounge on the couch, and occasionally check the progress through the app. Guess which one I picked?

The first test of the MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 robotic mower was great. It didn’t go rogue and end up in our meadow or try to go hiking in the woods. It stayed inside the boundaries and cut the grass evenly.

The second zone that I created was for my front and side yard. Everything was going great until I received a notification, and I ran outside to find that the MOVA (actually, I named him Buzz because he’s a brother to the Navimow mower who I named Kevin. Bonus points if you get that reference) had climbed a stone wall that surrounds a flower bed in the front yard. Darnit, I had forgotten to create a no-go area for that zone.

So I went into the app and tried to map one but kept getting an error that the no-go area had to be at least 1 meter x 1 meter. This circle was several times that size.

It took me several tries across two days to create the no-go zone. I don’t really know what the issue was, but I finally got the button to complete the no-go area. Yay!

See It In Action

Final Thoughts

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 has made me an even bigger fan of robotic mowers. The dual cutting discs make a noticeable difference in how quickly it gets the job done compared to the Navimow i2 that I reviewed previously, and it seems to handle the more rugged sections of my yard better, too. Creating that no-go zone was frustrating, but overall, I’ve been happy with Buzz’s mowing skills.

At $1,799, this is definitely an expensive lawn gadget. But if you’re busy, would rather spend your free time doing something besides mowing, or have physical limitations that make using a traditional mower difficult, I can see the appeal.

There’s still some setup and maintenance, but having the grass cut without mowing yourself or paying for a regular lawn service is pretty darn nice. I’ll be inside with my cold drink while Buzz and Kevin handle every zone of my yard.

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD Robotic Lawn Mower retails for $1799.00; it is available directly from the manufacturer and other retailers, including Amazon.

Source: Manufacturer-supplied review sample.

What I Like: Mows fast due to dual cutting discs; Easy to map zones; Quiet; Does well with rugged terrain; Scheduling features; No smelly gas fumes

What Needs Improvement: Mapping no-go zones can be frustrating