Airseekers is pushing robot mowing beyond “flat suburban lawn” and into mobility-first outdoor robotics: the interview focuses on the new Tron Ultra platform (and what they learned from the first TRON generation). The big theme is reducing setup friction (wire-free operation, simpler boundary concepts) while increasing autonomy via sensor fusion, so the mower behaves more like a small off-road robot than a gadget. https://airseekers-robotics.com/
Later in the video (filmed at CES Las Vegas 2026), Tron Ultra is shown doing maneuvers you normally associate with skid-steer or tracked machines: zero-radius spin, tight-radius turns, and a sideways “crab” move for escaping narrow passages. Airseekers frames this as 4SWD (four-wheel steering + four-wheel drive), where each wheel can be controlled to improve traction, reduce rutting, and hold line on uneven ground, including steep grades around 85% (about 40°) when conditions allow at that degree.
Navigation is presented as a LiDAR + AI-vision stack with VSLAM-style mapping and multi-camera coverage (the demo unit references four cameras for near-360 perception). The goal is reliable obstacle detection, no-go zones, and path replanning around lawn furniture, plants, and edges in real time, without the brittleness people associate with weak GNSS areas. Airseekers also talks about expanding signal coverage using beacons to reduce dead zones under trees and near structures, so the robot can keep a clean boundary map.
On cutting, Tron Ultra upgrades the company’s FlowCut concept into a FlowCut 2.0 “3-in-1” approach with a double-bladed design and a wider cutting deck, aimed at higher throughput and finer mulch for nutrient recycling. The pitch is practical: more grass per pass, fewer missed strips, adjustable cutting height, and more consistent mulching so clippings don’t clump or smother the turf during a cut.
Commercially, Airseekers says the first-gen TRON launched via crowdfunding in 2024 and scaled into broader sales in 2025, with claimed shipments around 20k units across the US and Europe and user feedback trending positive despite early firmware bugs. For Tron Ultra, the interview mentions an April launch window and a price “over $2k,” while recent announcements around CES point to an April 2026 Kickstarter target closer to the $3k range depending on configuration, with swappable batteries and fast charging aimed at multi-zone and larger-property coverage value
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