Segway Navimow X350 review: High-end mower, not-so-high price
Expert note
Pros
- Excellent navigation and avoidance of obstacles, day or night
- Automatically alternats its cutting direction
- Capable of manipulating very large meters
Disadvantages
- Presents a tendency to unpredictable behavior on the slopes
- No rain sensor on board
Our verdict
The new segway navimow X350 robot lawn mower is a big step compared to its Navimow I and H series, which remains available. But the manufacturer still does not offer all -wheel drive.
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The new Navimow X3 series from Robot Robot Robot Mowers has an improvement in navigation and AI on board. The Navimow X350 examined here is a large stage in the Navimow i110n mower that I examined in 2024.
The navigation of Navimow i110n was the best in its class at the time, and its cutting performance was fantastic. That said, I found the older mower – which will continue to be available for sale – to be undernourished, and it had a strange capacity to find its way in the street during my examination period due to its poor cliff detection.
Segway has since improved the obstruction of its mowers and the detection of dangers with firmware updates, but software alone cannot compensate for an energy shortage. The Navimow I110N is ideal for simple sites, but sloping and unequal yards will present it with all unusual problems.
The 10 -inch 10 -inch extent of the Navimow X350 and the owner traction control system helped it climb slopes than other mowers, including other Segway models, cannot.
The Navimow X3 series changes this equation with much more power. Segway sent us the X350 model from next to the line, a 1.5 acre mower that costs $ 3,499. The entry -level model Navimow X315 has a capacity of 0.5 acres and sells $ 2,299, while the X330 ($ 2,700) model can manage 1.0 acre. The most expensive model, the X390, costs $ 4,999 and has a maximum capacity of 2.5 acres.
Perspective
The quality of cutting segway navimow x350 is as good, if not better, as that of the mowers in the I and H Navimow series.
Ed Oswald / Foundry
The series of X3 mowers from Segway is not the successor of its series I; On the contrary, it is closer to the H series, which was the first line of Segway robot mowers launched in Europe in 2023. The price is similar to this line, although with much more capacity and a larger performance.
Although the X3 series is three times the price of the models in the series I, it is only a few hundred dollars more than the H series, with much faster charging times. Depending on the model, the mower can be completely loaded with a dead battery in just 60 to 90 minutes; It is a third of the time it takes to load the mowers of the H series.
There are also improvements in slope capacities. When the II series manages the slopes up to 30%, the H series can tackle inclusive up to 45%, the X3S series has a maximum slope capacity of 50%combined with a characteristic of traction control, which should make slightly less anxious slope climbs.
Navigation has also improved. Segway is sufficiently confident in its AI to allow assisted cartography, and the X3 series detects more than 50 additional obstructions compared to its previous models.
One thing that remains missing is all -wheel drive. The X3 does not have that, but its full wheelbase (10 inches); In addition, an owner traction control system helps to climb slopes than others, including other Segway models, cannot.
Installation and configuration
The big art screen of the X-Series series of Navimow X seemed to be a gadget at the beginning, but I have since discovered how useful it could be.
Ed Oswald / Foundry
Most mowers based on RTK / VSlam require a lot of time to assemble the antenna and the base station, because these components play an essential role. This is not the case with the Navimow X350. Although there are screws to ensure that everything remains together, many parts are simply hidden in place, and it is obvious which part is with what. Thank you, Segway, for making each part a unique form!
Even at 10:00 p.m. (my neighborhood experienced diurnal temperatures from 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit during this revision period), I was able to operate in just 30 minutes. According to my experience, it is an exceptionally fast installation time for a mower based on an antenna.
The cartography should, of course, occur during the hours of clarity for optimal results. This experience has improved since our last test. With the Navimow I110N, the application controls at the time were far too sensitive, which caused the mower in unexpected directions.
We tried the mowing assisted by AI, with mixed results. Although it worked perfectly to map a border on a flat surface, on our slope courtyard, it did not detect that the slope was far too steep for the mower, which makes it stuck. We recommend that you use this only in situations where the entire section of the courtyard you mourn is generally flat and free from important obstructions.
Performance
The Navimow X350 does not waste time mowing your courtyard. At the standard setting, the mower (at least for me) seemed to move considerably more quickly through the grass than the others that I tested.
The large 10 -inch cutting radius of the mower (two inches wider than the I series, and a wider thumb than the H series), offers a faster mower without a sacrifice in the quality of cut that I could see. The robot mowers are notoriously slow and methodical, so it is a welcome improvement. The latest Segway navigation platform can detect and identify obstructions faster than previous versions, which allows it to operate more effectively.
The large wheels of the Navimow X350 give it a little more slope capacity than your average rear traction robot mower.
Ed Oswald / Foundry
The X3 series alternates the steering of the cut to prevent tire tracks from appearing in your courtyard, just like the previous models. Over time, it also optimizes the card it creates, going to note new obstructions and guarantee that each section is mowed in the most effective way possible.
You will notice this in the way the mower behaves. During the first mowing sessions, you might see the mower stop in its footsteps from time to time in the middle of the courtyard. Although it may seem something that is wrong, he takes measures and makes observations of his environment.
The next time it is in this area, the mower should work more easily, because it now has better data at – and it has done, in all situations except the most difficult. His night mowing capacities were just as impressive as those of the Navimow I110N, which also worked well in low light conditions.
The mower does not have a rain sensor, which allowed it to continue working even during a heavy thunderstorm. Instead, Segway provides this data via the Cloud, which is a disappointment for a mower in this price range.
The X350 is extremely calm – it is one of the quietest mower that I have tested to date. You can mow in the middle of the night without anyone knowing it, although the large Cybertruck type headlight at the front and the large LCD screen on the top of the mower will give its location in the dark.
Unfortunately, the large size of the X350 Navimow made it difficult to find a path to the lower parts of my courtyard without the robot drifting from the slopes. Many rear traction mowers have been stuck here, so it is certainly not the first to expose this weakness.
Ed Oswald / Foundry
The display, which I initially thought, was completely useless, grew up over time. The screen looks like a pixel art display, with animated icons that indicate the current status of the mower.
During the loading, it displays an outlet with the load of the current battery. During firmware updates, an animated cloud indicates that the robot is up to date. While he laughs, a progress bar appears on top of the mower. And if an error occurs, the error code is displayed here.
Now for the bad news. The large size of the mower makes somewhat difficult to maneuver through tight points and make it move in a straight line on any type of slope. I had to try several different paths to send it to the lower sections of my courtyard, because the mower would slide on the hill unexpectedly.
The control of the segway traction works remarkably well when the mower moves perpendicular to a slope, but it does not provide much aid when the mower goes parallel to this. The gravity takes over and the front slide at the bottom of the hill, carrying the mower with.
We have a small path that the mowers must cross to go to the lower parts of our court. The X350 was too large for this path, and we could not find a route that the X350 could take without encountering problems.
It was one of the few problems we encountered with this mower, and our court is particularly difficult, with only some of the mowers that we tested capable of managing the slopes; All of these models have been all -wheel drive models.
The Segway application
I will not write here a complete criticism of the Segway application. I did not spot a lot of differences between this version and the one I used when I wrote my review Navimow I110N last year. Most of the modifications are specific to Navimow X3, which I discussed throughout the rest of this review.
Should you buy the Segway Navimow X350?
Segway has intensified its game of robot lawn mower in almost all directions, from its AI assisted cartography and improved controls to significant improvements in the avoidance of obstacles. The absence of all -wheel drive, however, is a disappointment. The tensile control system of the mower helps, but only when the robot moves directly up or down a slope, not by crossing it.
But do not let this dissuade yourself from buying a robot lawn mower of the X3 series – unless your court has important slopes or is strangely fit. The $ 2,799 navimow x350 is a strong value for courses up to 1.5 acres; And for less than $ 5,000, you can get the S390 Navimow for Yards up to 2.5 acres. Few robots are made up of this type of capacity, and they all cost much more expensive.
This review is part of the in -depth coverage of Techhive of the best mowers of intelligent robot lawn.
