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Robot mowers for a 1,000 m² lawn: which fit and why

Botsize ran every robot mower in its dataset through the sizer for a 1,000 m² lawn of typical shape. The verdicts below follow your region, and each card shows the numbers behind its verdict.

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Results for buyers in the EU

The lawn behind this page

Your lawn
1,000 m²10,760 sq ft
Shape
typical, × 1.35
Mowing hours
any time, × 1.0
Rating it needs
1,350 m²14,530 sq ft
Steepest slope
15% (8.5°)a clear pass needs a rating of 20% or more

Change these numbers in the sizer, or read how the shape and hours factors work in the methodology. They are rules of thumb.

Of the 48 mowers sold in the EU: 24 fit, 11 are tight and 13 do not fit.

Closest fitSTIHL iMOW 5 EVOLimit 1,500 m²
Lowest price that fits€1,199STIHL iMOW 5 EVO, as of October 2026

Closest fit first: the smallest limit that still covers the rating your lawn needs, then the lower price, then the larger slope margin.

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Fits24

The limit covers the rating your lawn needs, and nothing rules the model out.

STIGA

A 15v

Fits

No wire, no antenna at home

AreaFitsRated for up to 1,500 m²Your 1,000 m² is 67% of its 1,500 m² rating. Needs 1,350 m² with the margin: 150 m² to spare.
SlopeClearRated for 45% (24.2°), 30 points above your 15% (8.5°).

Needs no antenna at home and open sky over the lawn.

€1,699 price on the maker's page as of October 2026Specs and sourcesSTIGA page for the A 15v (opens in a new tab)

Tight11

The limit covers your lawn but not the margin, or the slope is at its limit.

ANTHBOT

M9

Tight

No wire, no antenna at home

AreaTightRecommended for 1,000 m²; the sizer allows 1.2 times that: 1,200 m²Your 1,000 m² is 83% of the 1,200 m² the sizer allows. Covers your lawn but not the margin: 150 m² short of the 1,350 m² it needs.
SlopeClearRated for 45% (24.2°), 30 points above your 15% (8.5°).

Needs no antenna at home and open sky over the lawn.

€849 list price as of October 2026Specs and sourcesANTHBOT page for the M9 (opens in a new tab)

Does not fit13

Each line gives the reason in numbers.

This page ranks the 48 mowers in the Botsize dataset that are sold in the EU. Prices are the maker's list price, or the price its page showed that month (sometimes a sale price), with the month we read it.

To work out your own lawn size, the lawn area calculator adds up the shapes of your garden.

Sizing for a 1,000 m² lawn

A 1,000 m² lawn is 10,764 sq ft, about a quarter acre. For this lawn that means 1,200 m² (12,917 sq ft) on one open shape, 1,350 m² (14,531 sq ft) with some beds and trees, and 1,500 m² (16,146 sq ft) for a complex layout. A mower allowed to run in daytime only needs 1.5 times as much again: 2,025 m² (21,797 sq ft) for a typical shape.

Several models are rated for 1,000 m² or 1,200 m², and on a typical lawn of this size both read tight. A model recommended for 1,000 m² gets a limit of 1,200 m² in the sizer, 1.2 times its rating, and is tight for the same reason. Ratings from 1,500 m² up fit with room for beds and trees.

If the lawn is open, with few beds and no tight corners, choose the open shape in the sizer: the rating needed drops to 1,200 m² and several tight models move into fits. Pick the shape that matches the lawn as it is: the margin exists because beds, trees and corners make the mower drive further.

Questions about 1,000 m² lawns

Is a 1,000 m² mower enough for a 1,000 m² lawn?
It covers the lawn but not the margin, so the sizer calls it tight. A typical 1,000 m² lawn needs 1,350 m² (14,531 sq ft).
How many acres is 1,000 m²?
0.25 acre, just under a quarter acre.