This New Dreame Robomower's Side Piece Seems Great at Edging
Dreame has announced the A4 AWD Pro robot mower, featuring a new robotic arm for precise edge cutting and improved navigation sensors. The device replaces omnidirectional wheels with servo-driven casters to reduce turf damage.
Why it matters
Advancements in consumer robotics are increasingly addressing specific maintenance pain points like edge trimming, which previously required manual intervention.
I liked Dreame’s A3 AWD Pro robot mower when I reviewed it last month, and now, during IFA 2026 , the company has announced a follow-up called the A4 AWD Pro that brings with it several key improvements. Among them is a robotic arm that the company says (based on its own lab testing, of course) can achieve “0 cm edge cutting.”
The A4 AWD Pro is guided by LiDAR, like its predecessor, but also uses satellite navigation for “centimeter-level positioning.” It can also “see” obstacles defined by trained AI algorithms, and avoid them, and also features side-oriented time-of-flight sensors for keeping it from rolling over drop-offs, and infrared sensors to identify people and animals at boundary edges. These edge sensors also guide that robotic trimming arm, according to the company’s press materials.
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