Segway Navimow's new robot mower tackles one of the most annoying garden jobs for you

Segway Navimow has unveiled its new H5 Pro robot lawn mower at IFA 2026 in Berlin, featuring four key technologies designed to tackle some of the trickier parts of automated lawn care. One of the most interesting focuses on edge cutting, which is probably the most annoying parts of mowing a lawn in the first place

The H5 Pro has already picked up some recognition at the show too, winning the IFA Innovation Award for Best in Smart Home. It's also been named an IFA Innovation Award Honoree in the Best in Design category, giving Navimow two accolades for its latest flagship mower.

Navimow's answer is EdgeMaestro, an extendable robotic arm that pushes the cutting system 7.7cm beyond the mower's body. That extra reach allows the cutting disc to sit flush against walls, fences and patios, as well as tackle less straightforward boundaries around flower beds, shrubs and curved borders.

The arm also floats omnidirectionally, so it rides over vertical bumps on uneven ground and rebounds off side obstacles, such as garden lights, while keeping the disc in steady contact with the turf. A Rake Module pulls stray edge grass inward towards the blade, dual guide wheels cut friction along the boundary, and PanoGuard 360° living object detection stops the arm the moment a person or animal is picked up nearby. Better still, it uses the same cutting disc that mows the rest of your lawn, rather than relying on a separate edge-trimming attachment.

If you've used one of the best robot lawn mowers before, you'll probably understand why this matters. They're great at taking the main job off your hands, but having to wander around afterwards with a grass trimmer somewhat undermines the hands-free appeal. Navimow even claims the H5 Pro can leave no gap at all along the boundary, which is a pretty significant step forward.

Thankfully, Navimow hasn't assumed everyone has a perfectly flat, square lawn either. The H5 Pro's Xero-Turn All-Wheel Drive runs four independent hub motors, doing away with drive shafts and mechanical differentials for finer torque control, and pairs them with rear-wheel suspension. Navimow claims it will handle some pretty serious 80% (38.6-degree) slopes. It can also cross pits and obstacles up to 6cm and travel over gravel paths, which could make a strong difference if your garden has separate patches of grass.

For navigation, the H5 Pro combines LiDAR, vision and NRTK positioning through Navimow's AI-driven EFLS Tri-fusion system. Instead of relying on a single method to work out where it's going, the mower can use all three technologies and adjust its approach depending on its surroundings.

Wildlife protection has had an upgrade this time round. The 360° VisionFence system pairs triple AI cameras and LiDAR with thermal infrared sensing, picking out small animals and other obstacles, including at night and in low light. Navimow has offered animal detection on previous generations, but the thermal sensor is the new part here: when a potential animal is identified, the mower is designed to stop the blades and reroute rather than carry on towards it.

Hedgehogs are a particular focus, with Navimow partnering with German rescue organisation Igelhilfe Schulzendorf e.V. to test the technology and provide feedback. You can also mark parts of your garden as no-go zones in the Navimow app, making it easy to leave a patch of longer grass undisturbed for hedgehogs and other wildlife.