Anker's new entry-level robotic lawn mower for small gardens: Eufy C15 review

The Eufy C15 is not currently available in the USA. In Europe, it is available for a recommended retail price of 899 euros, e.g. from Amazon. The manufacturer also offers an optional version with a garage for an additional 100 euros.

Last year, Anker made an impressive debut in the robotic lawn mower market with the Eufy E15 and E18. The Eufy C15, the third robot lawn mower, follows in 2026, positioning itself as the new entry-level class below the two existing models.

For less than 1,000 euros, the manufacturer nevertheless promises a fully-fledged robotic lawn mower that is aimed at smaller lawns of up to 500 square meters. Our review reveals how well the Eufy C15 has done its job in practice and what buyers have to do without with this entry-level model.

Despite being an entry-level model, the Eufy C15 is identical to the more expensive E15 and E18 models in many respects. This applies above all to the navigation solution. The C15 also relies on TrueVision technology, meaning it uses purely camera-based navigation. It does not require a perimeter wire or RTK antenna in the garden and does not rely on LiDAR, as many other wireless robotic lawnmowers of the 2026 generation do.

Two cameras together with other sensors and AI detect the lawn and obstacles, enabling it to be "ready to go in just 5 minutes" according to the manufacturer's promise. In our Eufy C15 test below, we explain whether this is actually the case in practice.

First, let's work through the remaining features. Mowing is carried out with an 18 cm and therefore around 2 cm narrower mowing disk with three freely oscillating blades. The cutting height can be adjusted from 20 to 60 mm, but only manually. These are some of the few differences to the E-series, which offer electric adjustment of the cutting height.

There are two different versions of the scope of delivery. The cheaper version, with an MSRP of €899, includes only the charging station with ground screws and nine spare blades. Alternatively, Eufy offers the C15 with a garage for an additional 100 euros MSRP - i.e. a plastic roof that attaches to the charging station with four tool-free screws and protects the robotic lawn mower from the elements.

As already mentioned, Anker promises that the Eufy C15 will be ready to go within five minutes. That's not quite true. The robotic lawn mower is not ready to start mowing that quickly, but it is at least ready for mapping. The version without the garage is really quick to set up: Unpack the robotic lawn mower and accessories from the box, lock the charging station in a suitable place in the ground, connect the power cable to the charging station and socket, switch on the Eufy C15 and place it in the station - done.

But that's only half the job done. Now comes the app connection and subsequent mapping. If you already have an account in the Eufy app, you can connect the C15 directly via "Add device". Otherwise, a short registration process is required. In the test, establishing a connection between the robot, Wi-Fi and app did not cause any problems. There is no 4G option.

Now comes the mapping process. This is quite different from many other robots. Because, as with the more expensive models Eufy E15 and E18 models, the more affordable entry-level C15 model does not require a manual mapping run. Instead, the robot mower takes care of mapping the lawn and creating the virtual map on its own. To do this, it explores the surrounding area with its cameras, automatically recognizes the lawn and scans it metre by metre until a completely closed map is available.

Which indirectly brings us to a problem which had already been noticed in the two sister models the previous year. If the lawn is enclosed on all sides, the Eufy C15 has no problems at all according to our test impressions. The situation is different if, for example, there is no separate transition to the neighbors' gardens or if lawn areas are to be left out for other reasons (e.g. flowering island in the lawn).

If only a certain part of a large lawn area is to be mapped and a no-go zone is not to be created afterwards, a little trick is required. Once the robotic lawn mower has reached the boundary, the mapping process can be paused. A restricted zone or virtual boundary can then be drawn by editing the partial map created up to that point. Without the final map, however, positioning is sometimes not so easy. If necessary, the restricted area can also be adjusted later in the map management. If mapping could be handled manually in sections when needed, such scenarios would be easier to handle.

In our slightly irregularly shaped test garden of around 250 square meters in size, mapping took a good 50 minutes - roughly the same amount of time as with E15 and E18. Depending on the size of the plot, you may have to wait a while after unpacking before the Eufy C15 can mow for the first time. That is certainly not a record-breaking start, but thanks to the absence of RTK and perimeter wire, it is definitely extremely beginner-friendly - especially for closed and simply designed lawns, for which the Eufy C15 is primarily made.

The Eufy app already made a good impression last year. If you have several of the manufacturer's devices, you can manage them all via one app - including the C15. As usual, the current map is displayed on the overview, on which the live progress is visible during mowing. Various mowing parameters can be set via a small icon on the right-hand side of the screen.

In addition to driving and blade speed, direction of travel on the map and the path distance, the distance for edge mowing can also be set here. Here you can select between -15 and +15 cm how far the robot may cross the edge of the lawn. This is practical for ground-level transitions, for example to patios and paths. Unfortunately, the value can only be set for the entire zone, but not for individual edge areas. Some other manufacturers solve this even better, for example the Anthbot M9.

“In the top-right corner, the usual icon opens the settings menu. In addition to map management, schedule for automated mowing and mowing history, there are various options to customize here. These include the volume of the voice message (also available in German), activation and deactivation of rain detection and various laboratory functions that have not yet made it to series production.

Only one map can be created with the Eufy C15. However, this can contain several zones including connecting paths. Restricted zones, no-mow zones and forced driving zones can also be created. Overall, the map management is kept quite simple, which is appropriate for an entry-level model. In addition to the possibility of live video while driving (after activation), the option of displaying a "real" view of the garden in addition to the standard view is exciting, although this is also rather rudimentary.

Eufy now relies on the TrueVision system, which is primarily based on two AI cameras, for its three robotic lawn mowers. This already made a good impression last year in the E15 and E18. The new entry-level model C15 also worked reliably for the most part in the test. The robotic lawn mower covered our two test areas as systematically and comprehensively as possible. The climbing ability is limited. However, its compact dimensions make many narrow passages easy to handle.

There is also not much to criticize about the mowing performance of the Eufy C15. At 18 cm, the mowing deck is very small, which is of course to the detriment of the area per hour. In the end, however, the grass on our test areas was cut to the required length. In this respect, the inexpensive robotic mower does not differ greatly from more expensive models, even if some of them are more powerful.

The wheat will be separated from the chaff in 2026 when it comes to edging. This year, some (usually more expensive) robotic lawn mowers offer special solutions for lawn edges with a side mower or trimmer. Apart from the setting options in the Eufy app (see above), there is nothing comparable in the C15.

The mowing disc sits around 10 cm from the edge in the middle under the robot. Added to this are the inaccuracies in navigation, which cannot be influenced by manual mapping. The result is an unmown edge of a good 10 to 20 cm if the lawn is surrounded by transitions that are not at ground level.