Botsize ran every robot mower in its dataset through the sizer for a 500 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
500 m²5,380 sq ft
Shape
typical, × 1.35
Mowing hours
any time, × 1.0
Rating it needs
675 m²7,270 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: 39 fit, 6 are tight and 3 do not fit.
Closest fitMOVA LiDAX Ultra 800Limit 800 m²
Lowest price that fits€849ANTHBOT M9, 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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Fits39
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 500 m² lawn
A 500 m² lawn is 5,382 sq ft, about an eighth of an acre. For this lawn that means 600 m² (6,458 sq ft) on one open shape, 675 m² (7,266 sq ft) with some beds and trees, and 750 m² (8,073 sq ft) for a complex layout. A mower allowed to run in daytime only needs 1.5 times as much again: 1,013 m² (10,898 sq ft) for a typical shape.
Several models are rated for 500 or 600 m². Both cover the lawn, but on a typical shape neither covers the margin, so both read tight. A model rated for 800 m² or more fits with room for the beds and trees.
At this size most families of navigation are on offer: boundary wire, satellite positioning, camera and LiDAR. The lawn decides which suits it. Trees over the lawn favor wire or LiDAR, a lawn with no clear border favors wire or satellite. The wire and wire-free guide sets out what each needs.
Questions about 500 m² lawns
What rating does a 500 m² lawn need?
675 m² (7,266 sq ft) for a typical shape mowed at any time, 600 m² (6,458 sq ft) for an open one.
Is a 600 m² model enough for 500 m²?
On one open shape it fits: the lawn needs 600 m² (6,458 sq ft). With beds and trees it needs 675 m² (7,266 sq ft), so a 600 m² model is tight.