Robot Mowers Increasing in Popularity

[iacas]

http://www.friedegg.co/golf-courses/robotic-mowers

Here's a video from a course @mvmac will recognize…

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Today, a pilot project is underway at Cal Club in San Francisco. Cal Club is experimenting with robotic mowers on four greens. Each green is lined with a small, buried wired that sets the boundary for the green mowers. The wire stakes out a firm, immutable green boundary. The robotic mowers detect the wire and are programmed to mow the entire area automatically at a set height determined by the superintendent.

Cool. Plus, no green shrinkage over time! I just hope they don't "aerate" the wire.

https://vimeo.com/257385425

[billchao]

That is pretty cool.

Greenskeepers going to be out of jobs one day. Good thing I fix machines 

[mvmac]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

Here's a video from a course @mvmac will recognize…

Yep 9th hole.

Interesting stuff. Just saw a video yesterday of robots at a fast food chain. Skynet is coming 

[boogielicious]

I like how it has what looks like a Smoky the Bear head. 

[dennyjones]

18 hours ago, mvmac said:

Skynet is coming 

Isn't Conners (John Connor) playing this weekend?  Bad joke I know...it's been one of those days...

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, dennyjones said:

Isn't Conners (John Connor) playing this weekend?  Bad joke I know...it's been one of those days...

Skynet baby!