Does the Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro need an RTK base station, or can it use network RTK?

It depends on where you live. The Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro steers by RTK satellite positioning, and every Y40 bundle ships with Yarbo's Data Center, a local reference station. Where Yarbo's network RTK reaches your address, you can mow without that station instead.

The Data Center is an outdoor antenna that Yarbo says should be mounted high up and connected to your router by cable. It also carries Yarbo's HaLow long-range Wi-Fi link to the machine. Pick a spot with a clear view of the sky, away from tall trees and walls, because RTK accuracy suffers when the antenna or the mower can't see enough satellites.

Since August 2026 Yarbo has offered network RTK free for the life of the machine, but only where it has coverage. The app checks this address by address, and we couldn't confirm what UK coverage looks like. Yarbo also says the local station and network RTK can't run at the same time, and switching from one to the other means recalibrating your map, so decide early which you'll use.

Either way there's no perimeter wire. Slopes up to 70% are within the rating. Our network RTK and 4G guide explains how the two correction methods compare, and the RTK stations page covers antenna mounting.