Toro has announced its first robotic mower that navigates by LiDAR. The HAVEN AM75, unveiled on October 13, 2026 alongside a refreshed TimeCutter zero-turn line, is a residential machine for lawns up to three-quarters of an acre. It reaches Toro dealers, toro.com and retail partners in 2027. Toro has not given a price or a firm date.
What Changes
Toro’s current HAVEN mowers, the VM75 and VM125, use a vision-based boundary system: according to Toro’s own comparison table, both run on a vision system for controls and boundaries, with a 10-inch (25 cm) cutting width, 8,000 and 12,000 mAh batteries and 3 and 4.5 hours of run time. The AM75 moves to a LiDAR-guided navigation system with camera obstacle detection, which Toro describes as 360-degree situational awareness. In the current market that puts the AM75 alongside the LiDAR mowers from Dreame, Ecovacs, Segway Navimow and others, rather than the camera-only approach Toro has used until now.
What Toro Says the AM75 Does
- Coverage: properties up to three-quarters of an acre.
- Mapping: an auto-mapping feature detects where the grass ends and builds its own map. Where a lawn has no clear edge, the homeowner drives the mower around the perimeter with a phone app that Toro says works like a remote-control car.
- Terrain and zones: handles hills and slopes, crosses driveways and sidewalks to reach separate lawn areas, and accepts custom exclusion zones for flower beds, gardens and newly seeded grass.
- Obstacles: LiDAR plus camera obstacle detection; Toro says it learns the yard’s contours over time and detects and navigates around pets, children and toys.
- Weather: built-in sensors detect rain so the mower only runs when the grass is dry.
- Support: warranty, maintenance and service through Toro’s nationwide dealer network, which Toro contrasts with “many startup robotic brands”.
Toro has not published the AM75’s cutting width, battery, run time, charge time, camera count, LiDAR type or app name. Those will come with the product listing. Everything above is Toro’s description; AI Mower News has not seen or tested the machine.
The Rest of the Announcement
The same release refreshes the TimeCutter zero-turn line with new styling, tyres, seat and a low-step front end across the range, and adds a compact 50-inch model that Toro says saves up to 20% of storage space compared with the 50-inch TimeCutter MAX without giving up cutting width. “No two yards are alike, and no two homeowners manage them the same way,” said Jens Hoffman, senior marketing manager at Toro, in the release.
Why It Matters
Toro is one of the oldest names in turf equipment, with roots dating back to 1914, and until now its residential robot mowers relied on cameras alone. A LiDAR model from a brand with a dealer on most American main streets changes the conversation for buyers who have been choosing between Chinese LiDAR mowers sold online and the established dealer brands. The open questions are the ones Toro has not answered yet: price, cutting width, and whether the AM75 needs any base station or beacon at all. AI Mower News keeps a Toro company profile.
FAQ
When can I buy the Toro HAVEN AM75?
Toro says 2027, through authorized Toro dealers, toro.com and major retail partners. No month has been given.
How big a lawn does the AM75 handle?
Toro says properties up to three-quarters of an acre.
How is the AM75 different from the HAVEN VM75?
The VM75 and VM125 use a vision-based boundary and controls, per Toro’s website. The AM75 uses LiDAR-guided navigation with camera obstacle detection and maps the lawn itself.
Sources: prnewswire.com/news-releases/robot-precision-and-zero-turn-muscle-toros-2027-residen · toro.com/en/homeowner/robot-mowers
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Sources & evidence
Each figure in this article is tied to where it came from. “Manufacturer claim” means the maker states it and AI Mower News has not tested it.
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro announced the HAVEN AM75 autonomous mower on October 13, 2026 (Bloomington, Minnesota) as part of its 2027 residential lineup. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says the AM75 is designed for properties up to three-quarters of an acre. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says the AM75 uses a LiDAR-guided navigation system and an auto-mapping feature that detects where the grass ends to build its own map. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says that if a lawn lacks defined edges the homeowner steers the mower around the perimeter with a mobile app that works like a remote-control car. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says the AM75 handles hills and slopes, crosses driveways and sidewalks to reach separate lawn areas, and supports custom exclusion zones for flower beds, gardens and newly seeded grass. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says the mower relies on 360-degree situational awareness from LiDAR and camera obstacle detection, learns the yard over time, and detects and navigates around pets, children and toys. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says built-in weather sensors detect rain so the mower only operates when the grass is dry. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro says the AM75 will be available at authorized Toro dealers, toro.com and major retail partners starting in 2027; the release gives no price and no exact date. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMJens Hoffman, senior marketing manager at Toro, said no two yards are alike and no two homeowners manage them the same way. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro positions the AM75 against startup robotic brands on warranty, support, maintenance and dealer service. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMThe same release refreshes the TimeCutter zero-turn line with a new compact 50-inch model that Toro says saves up to 20% storage space versus the 50-inch TimeCutter MAX. — prnewswire.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMToro's website lists its current HAVEN robotic mowers, the VM75 (model 20459) and VM125 (model 20460), as vision-based with a vision system for controls, a 10-inch (25 cm) cutting width, 8,000 and 12,000 mAh batteries, and 3 and 4.5 hours of run time. — toro.com
- MANUFACTURER CLAIMDates and counts used: announcement October 13, 2026; published October 16, 2026; 2027 availability; Toro roots 1914; two products in the release. — prnewswire.com
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