Ecovacs has announced six new domestic robots. Most exciting are the additions to its GOAT range of robot lawnmowers. GOAT is a glorious play on words: goats are wonderful grazers, even on steep slopes, while the word also means Greatest Of All Time… so will these mowers live up to the name?
The GOAT A Series A1600 LiDAR Pro is high-end, aimed at medium-sized and large lawns. Its TruEdge Trimmer edge-handling is new and unique, with a strimmer built into the right-hand side, promising an end to ragged lawn edges. An AI camera intelligently differentiates between grass and borders, then the strimmer mows right up to the edge. The strimmer line lasts for 6-8km of edging, which Ecovacs say is a good 2-4 months of use. I’d say even longer in most gardens. It also promises initial lawn mapping in less than a minute, with 2cm accuracy and object avoidance, even at night. It goes on sale 12th February 2026, priced £1,299.
Affordable robot mowers
The more affordable Goat O Series launches on the same date. They’re designed for small to medium-sized lawns. One of their selling points is coping with narrow paths. The O1200 (£949) is another LiDAR mower with a TruEdge Trimmer like the A Series. It can navigate passages as narrow as 80cm. The O600 (£609) uses RTK satellite positioning instead of LiDAR mapping, and it doesn’t have the edge trimmer, but it can handle 70cm paths. If your lawn is complicated, with narrow paths joining sections of grass, this feature will be very welcome.
The A and O Series mowers live up to their GOAT name, handling 50% (27°) and 45% (24°) slopes respectively. That’s impressive for wheels, not hooves.
Four-wheel drive robot vacuum
Ecovacs’s new robot vacuum cleaner is the Deebot T90 Pro Omni (9th March 2026, £699). It has a base station and self-cleaning roller mop. The base station stores dry dirt, clean water and dirty water, for less frequent emptying. The vacuum’s four-wheel drive claims to handle steps of up to 4cm – enough for the lip up to a room with a different floor covering. That’s impressive at this mid-market price. It also uses hot water of up to 75°C to clean the mop roller when it docks.
The mop is a 27cm roller, 50% wider than previous models and designed to go right to the floor edge. And in the three minutes the robot is docked to refresh its mop water, it can quickly recharge 10% battery power, which gives the bot a working area of up to 500m². That’s larger than a basketball court. A mid-priced robot for mansions then.
Window cleaning bots
Last but not least, Ecovacs announced two new window-cleaning robots, both slated for a 12th February 2026 launch. The Winbot W2S Omni (£529) is pricey but powerful, with triple-spray nozzles and stronger suction. Its base station contains a rechargeable battery and cleaning liquid but no reservoirs. The bot simply sprays the window and then mops it up. Its 12-tier protection system even automatically compensates for air pressure. And it’s clever, with algorithms planning the most efficient route and adapting to obstacles.
The more affordable Winbot mini 2 (£279) is the world’s slimmest window-cleaning robot. It has a 55mm thin body and a footprint that’s not much bigger than a paperback book, so it can navigate gaps and complicated window frames. It promises good edge performance too and a 10-tier protection system. It’s smaller, lighter and has dual-spray nozzles.
Fluffy robotic dog headed for Asia
Ecovacs also announced a couple of new products that are not for the UK market, or at least not yet. The Ultramarine P1 is its first pool-cleaning robot. While the LilMilo is a fluffy robotic dog that was showcased at CES 2026 and is currently only slated to go on sale on Asia. It has uncanny eyes and wags its tail when you stroke it. Lil Milo is billed as having 21 nuances… which is frankly 21 more than my actual dog has…
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