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CHC Navigation announced at CES 2026 that MOVA has integrated CHCNAV PointX integrated satellite ground service and the StellaX high-precision positioning chip into its NAVAX 5000 AWD intelligent robotic lawn mower, unveiled at the show in Las Vegas last week.
The integrated positioning solution is designed to support centimeter-level accuracy for wire-free mowing, without requiring users to install a local RTK base station or subscribe to cellular data plans.
Wire-free robotic mowers are accelerating adoption of virtual boundaries and automated coverage. Many systems rely on local RTK reference stations, network RTK, or cloud connectivity, which can increase installation complexity and introduce ongoing service costs. CHCNAV and MOVA developed a positioning architecture designed to address these limitations through satellite delivered corrections combined with onboard sensor fusion.
Wire-free mowing without local base stations
NAVAX 5000 AWD uses CHCNAV PointX integrated satellite ground service to deliver GNSS enhancement signals via satellite. With the StellaX high-precision positioning chip, the mower can achieve centimeter-level positioning across supported regions without requiring users to deploy and maintain an RTK base station at home. This can reduce setup time, remove routine base station maintenance, and avoid recurring cellular data fees for positioning corrections.
Residential yards often include trees, walls, fences and buildings that degrade satellite visibility and create multipath effects. NAVAX 5000 AWD combines satellite-based RTK positioning with binocular vision and lidar to strengthen navigation performance in these environments.
With PointX and StellaX, the system is designed to deliver stable positioning and consistent path tracking in obstructed areas where traditional GPS RTK-only approaches can be difficult to sustain.
PointX-integrated satellite ground services support rapid RTK initialization to reduce waiting time at startup. This enables power on and go operation for typical mowing sessions and supports repeated runs with minimal user intervention.
