Robot mowers for a 3,000 m² lawn: which fit and why
Botsize ran every robot mower in its dataset through the sizer for a 3,000 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
3,000 m²32,290 sq ft
Shape
typical, × 1.35
Mowing hours
any time, × 1.0
Rating it needs
4,050 m²1 acre
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: 6 fit, 6 are tight and 36 do not fit.
Closest fitHusqvarna Automower 430V NERALimit 4,800 m²
Lowest price that fits€1,599STIHL iMOW 7, 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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Fits6
The limit covers the rating your lawn needs, and nothing rules the model out.
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 3,000 m² lawn
A 3,000 m² lawn is 32,292 sq ft, about three quarters of an acre. For this lawn that means 3,600 m² (38,750 sq ft) on one open shape, 4,050 m² (43,594 sq ft) with some beds and trees, and 4,500 m² (48,438 sq ft) for a complex layout. A mower allowed to run in daytime only needs 1.5 times as much again: 6,075 m² (65,391 sq ft) for a typical shape.
Few models reach that, so the fits group is short. The tight group matters here: a model rated for 3,000 to 4,000 m² covers the lawn and may suit an open layout with long mowing hours. On a complex lawn, or one mowed in daytime only, the rating needed climbs to 4,500 m² or more, where only the largest models remain.
Read the basis of the largest ratings. A figure for the area cut per day or per week describes output over time, not the largest lawn a model can map. The area ratings guide explains the difference, and each model page states its basis.
Questions about 3,000 m² lawns
What rating does a 3,000 m² lawn need?
4,050 m² (43,594 sq ft) for a typical shape mowed at any time, and 3,600 m² (38,750 sq ft) for an open one.
What if the mower may only run in daytime?
A typical 3,000 m² lawn then needs 6,075 m² (65,391 sq ft), more than most ratings.