Dreame's AI-powered robot lawn mower has four-wheel drive and can tackle serious slopes

Dreame has added another robot mower to its growing lawn care range with the launch of the A3 AWD Pro, a successor to its A2 mower and a major step up in terms of specs.

Whereas the A2 can handle a 50% slope and comes with a single blade and two-wheel drive, the A3 AWD Pro adds full four-wheel drive, a 15.8in (40cm) dual-disc cutting system and the ability to handle slopes of up to 80% (38.7°).

Thanks to all-terrain wheels and active suspension, the A3 stays stable across even rough patches of grass and crosses obstacles up to 2.2 inches tall. Elsewhere, the use of what Dreame calls the EdgeMaster 2.0 tech means the A3 robot mower can get as close as 1.2 inches from fences, walls, paths, and edges, following every contour rather than leaving an uncut strip along the edges.

In terms of navigation, the robot lawn mowers bring over most of the technologies found in Dreame’s robot vacuum collection. Its OmniSense 3.0 system uses 3D LiDAR to map and navigate your lawn autonomously without the need for boundary wires, all with a 360-degree field of view and up to 230ft (70m) range.

Dreame then adds binocular AI vision on top to help with real-world object recognition and the A3 AWD Pro range can identify and avoid over 300 obstacle types including roots, branches, leaves and even hedgehogs.

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The controls for the mower are all found in the Dreame Home app where you’ll find a range of mowing modes including all-area, zone-based, and manual control. There’s additionally a dual-schedule system that adapts to seasonal grass growth rates. Finally, a built-in security system links to this app with location tracking, movement alerts, and anti-theft notifications.

There are three models in the A3 AWD Pro range and the only real difference between them is the total lawn size they can manage.

The A3 AWD Pro 2500 is the cheapest of the three at $3,099.99 with a total lawn size of 0.62 acres. The $3,199.99 A3 AWD Pro 3500 covers 0.87 acres, while the flagship A3 AWD Pro 5000 covers 1.24 acres and costs $3,499.99. All three are available now.