I'm very happy with my Luba3 AWD. Getting it setup was relatively easy. The hardest part was picking where to park and mapping. The app is a little tricky to navigate (map editing is only available when creating a task). But once you get it setup and tweak the maps a couple of times, it seems to do great. The only real issue I haven't fully resolved is it doesn't cut as close around my tree beds as I would like. I manually mapped them hoping it will get closer. So happy not to have to mow in this Houston heat!
I'm using the equipment with RTK in a 10,000 sq-ft. sheep pasture inhabited by two sheep. I was up in that pen with them on first use, monitoring the first entrance approach to the new housing my spouse bought for it. Its docking was flawless on this, its second time out. (It had ran out of power and lay prostrate across the sharging station but undocked. on its first, arduous mowing of lawnmore-clogging thick, moisture-filled pasture grass grown to four inches and more in parts of the pasture. Second and third times have simply been efficient mowing of the mapped area with no harmful incidents or faults. Hurray!
I now own 2 Luba 3 robots (0.75 acre versions) to cover my lawns that total nearly 1.5 acres, with the house in the middle. There are several trees and odd shapes. The machine itself is amazing. Using only the 4G connection, mapping accuracy is terrific. Cutting quality is very good, not great, but probably can improve by using high blade speed rather than medium and cutting more frequently and with higher setting. Important to first "clean up" the lawns to remove branches/twigs before mowing or they can get stuck under cutting wheels, or the robot may divert around those that stick up off the ground. Whereas the robot itself is excellent, the Mammotion app is bad and not user-friendly. Certain controls are in different parts of the app, some of which much be accessed by swipes/taps that aren't obvious at all. Very frustrating how to add new lawns, and the option doesn't even appear until you place the robot on a new area. The option should be available always, with instructions on how to prepare the robot. Controls for blade height and speed are in separate area from mowing patterns and robot speed. Really, an awful app. At least the remote control driving portion of the app works well (like a video game). With better app, I'd rate this 5 star.
Works great and is very convenient.
I couldn't be more impressed with how it mows my suburban yard. All my neighbors stop by and say how cool it looks and how nice of a job it does. I anticipate they'll be making a similar purchase soon.
Excellent Mower,
However, i personally don’t recommend the H version for a residential lawn.
I reached out for the refund process and hope for a smooth return/refund process, in the meantime I’ve already ordered the lower version.
Will update review depending on refund application results.
I got my Luba 3 3000H two weeks ago. Set up was fairly straight forward. However I didn’t have a great spot in reach of an outlet. I found that out when it couldn’t re-dock, so I moved it to my porch securing it with concrete Tapcon Screws.
Since I’ve mowed 3 more times with decent success. Some minor skips and struggle getting it to cut my bahia without missing blades. My Blades of grass are very fine and I’m trying to use 3.5” height to protect against the heat and sun. Anyway still experimenting. After cutting twice, I put the robot on the Maintenance Stand to clean and inspect and it was nearly new still.
I joined some FB groups and although they are all issue driven, I’ve learned some of the nuances are current software change driven, So I’ll be patient and treat this product for what it is. New.
One thing I’d like to see is a Mulching disc that draws the grass up so it cuts it after pushing it over with the mower as it moves along.
I've been mowing with the Luba 3 AWD for two weeks now and so far, I am very impressed. I watched a few YouTube videos of others unboxing and setting up their mowers, so I pretty much knew what to do. Nonetheless, I did not need to set up the RTK antenna since I had good NetRTK signal. I followed the instructions and within 30 minutes Luba was on the charger awaiting the first instruction. Programming was easy, just walk Luba around the property. The phone app works well, it just takes some time getting used to the terminology and location of controls; this is probably the area that can use the most improvement as I got better instructions off YouTube than the help screens. The lawn looks very nice after mowing, not perfect, but very nice. If you go looking you might find a stray piece of grass sticking up but you really have to look to find it. The important thing to remember is that this is a MAINTENANCE mower and works best if you're cutting off only a small amount of grass (~1/2" or less). That means cutting two or three times a week when the grass is in growing season. When I go to the various Mammotion forums that discuss the Luba it can be easy to become worried about the Luba because of all the negative comments, especially about software updates and customer support. However, keep in mind that many fewer people go and leave comments in these forums when things are going well and also, many times the negative comments are because of self-induced errors. That said, I am going to be careful about updating the firmware on my mower as long as it is working for me. My mower has been working as expected and with no issues during this short time and I hope it keeps going that way. One more thing, I did have a interaction with customer service and they stayed in touch with me until my issue was concluded then followed up to make sure the task had been completed. At this point I am happy with the state of things and have no buyer's remorse.
Great reduced charging schedule
I started mapping right away. It was a simple setup.
Overall very good, but with some annoying software issues, suggest more software testing and development for seamless experience.
It’s a stand.,we shall see how it stands
Perfect companion for the mower
Super easy set up and it works well. If anything it could get a little tighter on corners but all in all I’m very happy
I wish this had a traditional blade option just for longevity but these work great for a clean cut.
I had a first generation Luba and it was great. This one is even better.
Very solid built stand. Makes cleaning and routine maintenance easier. Glad I purchased this product
The Luba 3 does a fantastic job! The App leaves a lot to be desired. The first day of use I set up to mow my backyard and the app asked me if I wanted to manually map or auto map. I chose auto and it did a great job, but, overnight there was an update to the Luba/app and the auto map capability can’t be found. I have nanually mapped rest of yard and mower is performing exceptionally. Just need a better app.
Perfect fit
Battery life is average. 4 stars.
There more expensive but you can’t beat OEM blades.
I tried to stick with original equipment on every piece of my lawn care equipment. They cut just fine.
I’ve had my Luba 3 - 0.75 acre High Model for a couple weeks now. I live a couple hours north of Edmonton, Alberta. I have about 0.7 acres to mow. I’ve been experimenting with map area sizes, mower speed, blade speed, overlap size, stripes and others. I really like the new random stripes feature released in the last version of software. I currently have my mowing split up into 4 areas and have scheduled 2 areas one day followed by the other 2 the following day and then repeating that 2 day schedule over and over. My yard looks great. I’m very pleased with the results. In hindsight sight I may have bought the 1.25 acre model rather than the .75 acre model that I bought as I presume the 1.25 acre model comes with a larger, longer lasting battery which would mean fewer recharging trips with each recharge taking about 1.25 hours. I bought one of the stands to hold the robot while cleaning/maintenance of the bottom of the mower and recommend buying one with the robot as it holds the robot firmly while working on it and protects the camera from being damaged. I don’t start mowing until noon because we have very heavy dew on the grass in the mornings. I have a good looking lawn achieved with settings of .6 m/s mower speed, blade speed of high, overlap between stripes at 27 cm, mower height at 64mm (2 1/2”), random stripes. I’ve had a few challenges with the software but for the most part the software is pretty user friendly. I have 51 Spruce trees in my yard which I trimmed the branches up to 15 - 20 inches above ground level so the robot can mow up close to the tree trunk without getting turned away by lidar sensing low hanging branches. The software mows pretty close to the tree trunks (about 10”) but I would set it to go closer if I could. I’ve yet to see the robot run into anything with the front bumper so AI is pretty strong at recognizing and avoiding impacts. Well, that’s about it. Great product saving me many hours of labour. Fingers crossed that the robot is long lasting and trouble free.
im pleased with the mower and find it very well designed. It utilizes some ingenious desigs that improve the operation and frankly surprise me. very impressive.
Absolutely love this machine. No issues. Does what it is suppose to do.
It works good but wish the wheels were free to move when you are cleaning them without moving the mower