CHC Navigation and MOVA introduced a wire-free robotic lawn mower at CES 2026 that achieves high-precision positioning without requiring local infrastructure or cellular data plans.
The MOVA NAVAX 5000 AWD integrates CHCNAV satellite ground services and a high-precision positioning chip directly into the hardware. This system allows the mower to maintain centimeter-level accuracy by receiving GNSS enhancement signals via satellite rather than relying on the traditional setup of a local RTK base station. By removing the need for physical base station installation and maintenance, the solution aims to reduce setup time and eliminate recurring costs associated with cellular network corrections.
Traditional robotic mowers often struggle in residential environments where trees, fences, and buildings can obstruct satellite visibility. To counter these multipath effects, the NAVAX 5000 AWD utilizes a sensor fusion approach, combining satellite-based RTK with binocular vision and LiDAR. This multi-layered navigation strategy is designed to provide stable path tracking in obstructed areas where GPS-only systems typically lose signal integrity.
The integrated satellite ground service also supports rapid RTK initialization. This reduces the waiting time required at startup, allowing for “power on and go” operation and enabling the mower to perform repeated sessions with minimal user intervention.
Qin Ling, CTO of MOVA, said, “NAVAX 5000 AWD brings satellite based RTK positioning together with vision and LiDAR to deliver strong performance in network-free and complex yard scenarios. This helps provide consistent mowing results for end users and supports broader adoption of wire-free robotic mowing.”
Pan Jei, Business Line General Manager at CHC Navigation, added, “This collaborative launch highlights the technical maturity and commercial readiness of our integrated satellite ground service and the high precision positioning chip solution. We remain committed to an open ecosystem approach and will continue partnering with global innovators to make integrated satellite ground high precision positioning a core standard for smart lawn mowing robots.”
As a provider of positioning and navigation technologies, CHCNAV designed this architecture to address the limitations of network RTK and cloud connectivity. By delivering corrections directly through the high-precision positioning chip, the system provides a self-contained solution for autonomous outdoor maintenance in supported regions.
