Genie (600, 600E, 800, 1000, 3000)
3 independent reviewsRead the findings →Anthbot's original wire-free mower, sold in several battery sizes. It suits open, well-kept lawns where you want it to steer round toys. Its weak spot is placement: its satellite aerial needs a clear view of the sky.
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What reviewers found
Three reviewers tested the Genie 3000. TechRadar used it for four weeks on a flat 170m² lawn under tall trees and gave it 4.5 out of 5 for faultless navigation, sharp obstacle avoidance and neat stripes. Tom's Guide ran it through a Colorado summer and gave it 4 out of 5, but struggled to place the aerial and found the cut patchy in thick grass. On a 520m² lawn with a steep dip, Notebookcheck found the aerial slow to connect, the mowing cautious and two passes needed. TechRadar and Notebookcheck both praise its obstacle detection.
TechRadar, hands-on, About 4 weeks, Jul 2025 (tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000; Tested on a flat 170m² lawn under tall trees) · Tom's Guide, hands-on, One summer, Oct 2025 (tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000; Tested in a Colorado garden with a garage and several trees) · Notebookcheck, hands-on, Jul 2025 (tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000; Tested on a 520m² fenced lawn with a steep dip)
Cut quality and edges
Mixed resultsOn a short, kept lawn it's neat: TechRadar got even stripes through thick early-summer growth. Tom's Guide found it only okay in very thick grass and weedy patches, and Notebookcheck saw streaks that needed a second run at right angles to clear.
Setup and boundaries
Mixed resultsTechRadar had it mapping itself in about five minutes. Busier gardens were harder: Tom's Guide struggled to place the aerial and sat through a firmware update that kept failing, and Notebookcheck found the aerial slow to connect and its cable too short.
Navigation
Mixed resultsTechRadar found its navigation faultless on a flat, rectangular lawn once the edge setting was on. Notebookcheck found it slow and cautious on a larger lawn, needing two passes, and Tom's Guide saw it spin in place after bumping into things.
Slopes and rough ground
Not enough evidenceOnly Notebookcheck tested a slope, finding it handled a 25-degree dip without getting stuck but left the edge along the drop uncut. TechRadar's lawn was flat.
Obstacles and safety
Mixed resultsIts cameras catch most things: TechRadar saw it dodge dog toys and tennis balls, and Notebookcheck saw it spot animal dummies and cats. But a ping-pong ball went unnoticed for TechRadar, and Tom's Guide found it bumped into things before finding a new route.
Weather
Not enough evidenceNone of the reviews we use says how it behaved in actual rain. TechRadar notes the rain sensor's delay can be set from one to eight hours.
App and software
Mixed resultsTom's Guide rates the app a solid B, and TechRadar found no-go zones quick to draw but the finer cutting-height steps hidden. Both Tom's Guide and Notebookcheck ended up driving the boundary by hand from the app when automatic mapping snagged.
Upkeep
Not enough evidenceNone of the reviews we use judged its routine upkeep. Tom's Guide notes replacement blades and batteries are sold on Anthbot's site.
Reliability and support
Not enough evidenceTom's Guide used it through a summer, but none of the reviews we use reports long-term faults or judged Anthbot's support.
Value
Not enough evidenceOnly TechRadar judged value, calling it very competitively priced for a wire-free mower, with deals already easy to find.
Verdicts come from independent, hands-on, finished reviews. An area needs at least two of them before we say more than “Not enough evidence”. We don't score robots ourselves. How this works
Where the aerial goes decides everything
TechRadar staked the aerial beside two very tall beech trees with only about half the sky visible, and still picked up 12 to 25 satellites within a few minutes. Tom's Guide had a harder time: a detached garage and several trees left no good spot, and the tester had to string the power cable up so the mower could pass under it. Notebookcheck found the aerial took 10 to 15 minutes to connect even in open space, and the supplied cable was too short. A wall-mount kit costs extra. Walk your garden and pick the aerial spot before you buy.
Sharp eyes, sometimes too sharp
TechRadar put dog toys, tennis balls and a chewed plant pot in its path, and the Genie dodged them all, helped by the side cameras. A ping-pong ball was too small to notice. Notebookcheck saw it spot test animal dummies and neighbourhood cats, but it also treated a fallen magnolia leaf as a hazard. After bumping into things, it spun in place for several seconds before finding a new route, Tom's Guide found. The app has three sensitivity levels, so try adjusting them to suit your lawn.
Neat on kept lawns, patchy elsewhere
On TechRadar's lawn it cut thick early-summer growth evenly, left stripes, and finished the whole lawn and its edges in about an hour with 72% battery left. Tom's Guide found it only okay in very thick grass, needing repeat passes, and it struggled with weeds and sandy or muddy patches. Notebookcheck saw grass streaks even close to the aerial and needed a second full run at right angles to the first for an acceptable finish. The lawn seems to be the difference: short, well-kept grass suits it, shaggy or weedy lawns don't.
Turn on the edge setting
By default the Genie leaves most of the border alone, Tom's Guide found, but the Edge setting in the app sends it round the fringes. TechRadar saw its border cutting improve hugely once it switched that on and drove the mower closer to the edge to widen the map. Notebookcheck found edges fairly consistent after two runs, apart from a strip along a steep drop, which it tidied by driving the mower by hand from the app.
Setup and software have rough spots
Automatic mapping took TechRadar about five minutes. Tom's Guide had a rougher start: a firmware update that can't be skipped failed nine times out of ten, and automatic mapping kept snagging, so the tester drove the boundary by hand in about 20 minutes. Notebookcheck also waited a couple of hours for an update and found manual mapping quicker on an irregular lawn. Tom's Guide rated the app a solid B, while TechRadar found the finer cutting-height steps hidden. Set aside an afternoon for setup.
All three reviews cover the Genie 3000, the largest size. The others share its body, cameras and cutting disc but have smaller batteries, and the basic 600 has no 4G.
Our take
Should you buy the Genie (600, 600E, 800, 1000, 3000)?
Best for: Open lawns with little tree cover. Skip it if: Trees or buildings block the sky over much of your lawn.
buy it if your lawn is open to the sky, already well kept, and you want a wire-free mower that steers round toys and leaves stripes. If your garden is large, cluttered or overgrown, an all-wheel-drive rival such as the Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD is the safer choice.
The Genie is the mower Anthbot launched its wire-free range with. It works out where it is from satellites, helped by an aerial you stake beside the dock, and four cameras, one on each side, watch for things in its way. Every size has the same body and cutting disc. The bigger numbers get bigger batteries and more zones, and all but the basic 600 have mobile data.
All three testers used the Genie 3000. TechRadar, on a flat lawn under tall trees, found navigation faultless, saw it dodge dog toys and tennis balls, got even stripes and gave it 4.5 out of 5. Tom's Guide and Notebookcheck had busier gardens and a harder time. Tom's Guide couldn't find a good spot for the aerial, sat through a firmware update that kept failing and found the cut only okay in thick grass. Notebookcheck found the aerial slow to connect with a cable too short, and needed a second run at right angles to clear streaks. Both ended up driving the boundary by hand from the app. Tom's Guide also saw it spin in place after bumping into things. Where the aerial goes decides a lot, so walk your garden before you buy.
Where to buy
Where to buy the Genie (600, 600E, 800, 1000, 3000) in United Kingdom
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Before you buy
The questions people ask about this one
Does it need a boundary wire?
No. It uses satellite positioning, corrected by an aerial next to the dock, plus four cameras, per the specifications. TechRadar had it mapping on its own in about five minutes, while Tom's Guide and Notebookcheck found driving it round the edge by hand quicker in busier gardens.
Does it need a clear view of the sky?
A reasonable one. TechRadar got a solid signal beside very tall trees with about half the sky visible. Tom's Guide struggled to find a good spot in a garden with a garage and several trees, and Notebookcheck found the aerial slow to connect. A wall-mount kit that lifts the aerial higher is sold separately.
Will it cope with my slope?
Anthbot claims 45%, per the specifications. Notebookcheck saw it handle a 25-degree sinkhole without getting stuck, though it left the edge along that drop uncut. TechRadar's lawn was flat, and it points owners of steeper gardens towards all-wheel-drive mowers.
How noisy is it for neighbours?
Anthbot quotes 58dB or less, per the specifications. Notebookcheck measured 66.2dB but still called it pleasantly quiet. TechRadar found the drive motor a touch louder than other robot mowers it had tested, but hardly audible from more than about 8 metres away.
Is there a subscription for 4G or anti-theft?
Every size except the basic 600 has 4G, with the first year of data included and yearly renewals after that, per the specifications. TechRadar notes a PIN code on the mower and an alarm with a phone alert if it's carried outside its area.
What happens when it rains?
A rain sensor pauses mowing, and TechRadar found you can set it to wait between one and eight hours before starting again. Tom's Guide says it heads back to the dock when rain starts, and it's rated IPX6, so you can hose it down. A rain cover is an optional extra.
Alternatives
Other robot lawn mowers to compare.
LUBA mini 2 AWD 1000
Why consider it: All-wheel drive for steeper lawns, and its side edge disc cut much of the grass other mowers leave along borders.
The compromise: The tested app and a fixed edge-cutting height set some practical limits.
i2 AWD
Why consider it: An all-wheel-drive wire-free mower, and one owner found its network positioning worked well in open areas.
The compromise: The same owner reported poor positioning in narrow strips beside the house, which support didn't fix.
E15 Robot Lawn Mower
Why consider it: A camera-guided wire-free mower with no aerial to place, and one owner was ready to mow in about ten minutes.
The compromise: A long-term owner had a faulty cutting-height mechanism that caused overheating until the mower was replaced.
Specs
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Where this page’s findings come from
Editorial reviews
- TechRadar: Anthbot Genie review (Genie 3000) ↗4.5 / 5Hands-on, About 4 weeks · Tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000 · Tested on a flat 170m² lawn under tall trees
- Tom's Guide: Anthbot Genie 3000 robot lawnmower review ↗4 / 5Hands-on, One summer · Tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000 · Tested in a Colorado garden with a garage and several trees
- Notebookcheck: Anthbot Genie review: Grants the wish of a mowed lawn. Mostly ↗Hands-on · Tested on the Anthbot Genie 3000 · Tested on a 520m² fenced lawn with a steep dip
Sources
- Anthbot: Genie product page (US) ↗Manufacturer
Videos
- Search YouTube for Anthbot Genie (600, 600E, 800, 1000, 3000) ↗Search results may include company demonstrations or similar models. Check the source and model name; a demonstration is not an independent performance test.