The Idle Lawn

A duel on the idle lawn · updated 2026-08-17

YUKA mini 2 vs i105

Two machines walk onto one lawn. We read both spec sheets, both manuals, and the owners' converging reports, and end with a pick for each kind of yard. No winner by applause; winner by fit.

Mammotion

YUKA mini 2

The cheapest way into LiDAR navigation for a small flat yard.

List price $1,399

Segway Navimow

i105

The gateway robot: the least money that buys a real wire-free mower.

List price $799

MeasureYUKA mini 2i105
Price (list) $1,399 $799
Coverage 0.25 acres 0.125 acres
Max slope 45% 30%
Navigation 360 LiDAR + vision RTK + vision (VisionFence)
Drive RWD RWD
Cutting height 0.8" to 2.6" 1.2" to 2.4"
Cutting width 7.5" 7.1"
Mowing rate 1,200 sq ft/h 1,076 sq ft/h
Work zones 10 4
4G anti-theft No No
True edge cutting No No

Choose the YUKA mini 2 if

Flat city yards under a quarter acre. No 4G module: no away-from-home tracking. RWD limits it on slopes.

Choose the i105 if

Small flat yards and first-time buyers. An eighth of an acre is genuinely small; measure before you buy.

Not sure either fits?

Run Yard Match: sixty seconds of questions about your actual yard, and the ledger answers with the machine that fits it, this pair included.