The 1 millionth intelligent lawn mowing robot of Weilan Continent rolled off the production line. The production line in Malaysia has been completed and full-scale production has been launched | Frontline

Author | Huang Nan

Editor | Yuan Silai

Recently, the offline ceremony of the 1 millionth intelligent lawn mowing robot of Weilan Continental, an intelligent lawn mowing robot company, was held at its R & D and production base in Changzhou. Ren Guanjiao, CEO of Weilan Continental, Chen Zichong, President and CTO, and Frank Holzmann, Global Senior Vice President of TÜV Rheinland's Electrical and Electronic Products Services, attended the ceremony.

At a time when the competition in the lawn mowing robot market is intensifying, reaching the milestone of one million units is a systematic verification of the company's technology route selection, supply chain resilience, and global layout. From the release of the first boundary - free intelligent lawn mowing robot in 2021 to the cumulative production volume exceeding 1 million units in 2026, Weilan Continental's development path outlines the rise curve of a Chinese garden robot company.

The 1 millionth intelligent lawn mowing robot of Weilan Continental goes offline

Behind the curve growth is the rapid increase in the popularity of the market. According to the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, from January to July 2025, China's export value of lawn mowers reached 13.2 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 56.6%. The sales volume of global lawn mowing robots soared by 327% year - on - year in the first half of 2025. Among them, the share of the boundary - free category increased from 35% in 2024 to 65%, becoming the main engine of growth.

For a long time, there has been a "reliability paradox" in the lawn mowing robot market. Users almost naturally regard lawn mowers as professional tools in the garden, which need to work continuously and reliably in outdoor environments with wind, sun, rain, snow, and dust. The environmental reliability requirements are even close to automotive - grade standards. However, single or dual - sensor solutions on the market have their own shortcomings. RTK signals are easily interrupted under the shade of trees and building obstructions. The vision system is limited by light and observation distance, and lidar is highly dependent on the abundance of scene features.

This has led to the fact that the core pain points of users still exist: although the industry's technical solutions continue to be enriched and iterated, the seamless and zero - intervention intelligent experience that users truly expect has never been truly realized.

Aiming at this real industry demand, Weilan Continental has always focused on the four core challenges of lawn mowing robots in complex outdoor environments: precise positioning, autonomous navigation, safe obstacle avoidance, and efficient operation in the product R & D process.

In 2026, Weilan Continental launched its self - developed EFLS™ LiDAR⁺ triple - fusion positioning system. By superimposing visual perception and Network RTK positioning on the basis of solid - state lidar and using AI algorithms for real - time multi - source data collaborative processing, its lawn mowing robots can achieve centimeter - level precise mapping and stable navigation in extremely complex environments, greatly reducing the probability of accidental failures.

In terms of obstacle avoidance and safety, based on the self - developed VisionFence™ visual fence system, equipped with 140 - degree to 360 - degree wide - angle cameras and ToF sensors, and integrated with AI algorithms, it can intelligently identify more than 200 types of obstacles, including suspended obstacles, with an accuracy of 1 centimeter. These technological capabilities are finally implemented in specific applications, providing an all - weather, all - scenario, and highly reliable intelligent perception and positioning safety system for its lawn mowing robots.

Currently, Weilan Continental's Segway Navimow products include the i - series, H - series, X - series, and Terranox commercial series, which meet the needs of different areas and usage scenarios, and build a complete product matrix from small home gardens to large green spaces, and from personal consumption to commercial services.

Among them, the X420 and i206 AWD products were the first to obtain the "Lawn Care" certification from TÜV Rheinland. The Xero - turn™ zero - turn all - wheel drive system they are equipped with enables the equipment to maintain stable traction in complex terrains such as narrow spaces and steep slopes, and effectively protects the lawn by avoiding lateral pulling on the lawn when turning.

Ren Guanjiao, CEO of Weilan Continental (middle), Chen Zichong, President and CTO of Weilan Continental (left), Frank Holzmann, Global Senior Vice President of TÜV Rheinland's Electrical and Electronic Products Services (right), pose for a photo with the 1 millionth intelligent lawn mowing robot of Navimow

The continuous iteration of technology and products is directly reflected in the visible growth of sales volume and market share in the market. In April 2026, Weilan Continental received the brand certification of "No. 1 in global retail sales of boundary - free lawn mowing robots for two consecutive years", and ranked among the top in the sales volume of segmented categories in six European countries during Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday in 2025. As of now, Weilan Continental's sales network covers more than 40 countries and regions, with more than 5,000 offline sales stores globally.

36Kr learned that Weilan Continental's two bases in Changzhou and Nantong have formed intelligent and large - scale engineering manufacturing capabilities. Coupled with the production line in Malaysia that was fully put into operation in 2026, it constitutes a coordinated layout of "China + Malaysia" dual bases. In terms of delivery scale, the milestone of one million units means that Weilan Continental has the ability to quickly respond to global orders and makes it more flexible in the supply chain.