Sep 1, 2026 – 10.07amYou paint yourself into a corner when you brand your product the Greatest of All Time, the way Ecovacs did with its 2023 robot lawnmower, the GOAT G1.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology.Fetching latest articles
This robo-mower got a much-needed upgrade, but is it now too good?
The latest GOAT model from Ecovacs has eliminated almost all the flaws found in its predecessor. But it’s eliminated something else, too: a touch of necessary chaos.
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