Worx Landroid M500 Plus (WR165E)

The spec-sheet read

Our analysis of the sourced spec sheet — positioning and trade-offs, not a hands-on review. We don't score mowers we haven't tested.

The lowest-priced robot in our catalogue: Worx's wired 500 m² best-seller at a €399 RRP, with a 35% slope rating, Wi-Fi app control and a removable 20 V PowerShare battery.

The Landroid M500 Plus (WR165E) is Worx's boundary-wire robot for small-to-medium lawns and, at a €399 RRP on Worx's own site, the lowest-priced robot we list by a wide margin — the next wired machines up are the Bosch Indego S+ 500 at €799 and the Husqvarna Aspire R4 at £849. Worx rates it for 500 m² with a 35% slope limit, an 18 cm cut, a 30–60 mm height range and 9.5 kg including its battery, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app control, multi-zone management, and PIN, alarm, lift and tilt protection. The 150 m boundary cable and pegs come in the box, and the 20 V, 2 Ah PowerShare pack is removable and shared with Worx's cordless tools.

The number that stands out against the other wired robots is noise: Worx publishes 67 dB, against 57 for the Gardenas, 59 for the Bosch, the Husqvarna 305 and the Aspire R4, and 61 for the STIHL iMOW — the loudest figure of any wired robot here. Worx also publishes no IP rating (only a hose-washable deck), no mowing time and no recharge time. On slope it is capable for its class, matching the Sileno city's 35% and beating the Bosch's 27%; what the price buys is a wired 500 m² robot with app control, not the quietest or best-sealed one.

Verification note: Specs are quoted from Worx's German product page for the WR165E, a single manufacturer source; the €399 is the stated UVP with no strikethrough. The 9.5 kg is Worx's 'weight with battery'. IP rating, mowing time, recharge time and warranty are not stated and are left unspecified. This is a reading of the published specification, not a hands-on test.