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Introduction
Autonomous & Robotic Mowers
Create Positive Waves For Society
With continuous advancements being witnessed in technology and growing adoption of artificial intelligence to develop smart homes, Autonomous & Robotic Mowers are increasingly gaining traction in the market.
These autonomous robots are used for cutting grass in lawns, parks, golf courses, and other commercial spaces.
The North American market for Autonomous & Robotic Mowers is expected to follow the European market, witnessing significant growth owing to the high rate of technological adoption, increasing recreation and leisure outdoor activities, and recovering construction industry.
Participants in the Autonomous & Robotic Mowers include Cub Cadet, Husqvarna, John Deere, and The Toro Company.
One of the prominent barriers for the growth of the Autonomous & Robotic Mowers is their high cost and complicated set-up and installation.
For example, when using an autonomous greens mower like Cub Cadet’s RG3 Robot Green Cutter, a three-man golf course crew can be reduced to one crew member and the robot.
The RG3 Robotic Mower costs 45,000-dollars, plus another 10,000-dollars for programming, installation of a perimeter guide-wire around the collar of the green, and a custom trailer.
Golf course superintendents can be described as the planet’s great conservationists who have been maintaining and conserving the world’s largest ground cover vegetation ― turfgrass ― for hundreds of years.
Their skilled management of turfgrasses will be further accomplished by the correct and necessary use of Autonomous & Robotic Mowers.
These superintendents create POSITIVE WAVES for our society by maintaining golf courses that have contributed extensively to the high-quality playing conditions and aesthetics of golf courses, and the preservation of the environment.
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Background Information
More Positive Waves
Take a look at more outstanding, innovative, and interesting ideas by exploring the following links …
Library About Positive Waves For Society
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves-library/
Benefits Of Turfgrasses
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves-benefits/
Planet’s Great Conservationists
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves/
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Fortune Enterpriser
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
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Global Robotic Lawn Mower Market Analysis Research Opportunities & Forecast Assessment, 2018 – 2028
Robot Battery Powered Lawn Mowers Market In-Depth Analysis
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Positive Waves – Autonomous & Robotic Mowers
Introduction
A Robotic Lawn Mower is a type of autonomous robot used for cutting grass in gardens, lawns, parks, golf courses and other commercial spaces.
Robotic Lawn Mowers require setting up of a guide-wire border around the lawn or garden to define the area to be mowed.
In the commercial market, Robotic Lawn Mowers are available in different ranges and sizes, depending on the working area and garden complexity.
Alongside, reducing labour costs, Robotic Lawn Mowers have several advantages, such as low noise.
Depending on their range and working area, Robotic Lawn Mowers are divided into low, medium, and high range.
In the current market scenario, low range Robotic Lawn Mowers dominate the market.
However, owing to the labor-intensive nature of large-scale turf maintenance and commercial landscaping, low range Robotic Lawn Mowers hold significant market potential.
Further, advancements in technology and artificial intelligence are expected to pave the way for the growth of Robotic Lawn Mower market during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ].
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Dynamics
One Of The Prominent Barriers For The Growth
Of The Robotic Lawn Mower Market Is Their
High Cost & Complicated Set-Up & Installation
With continuous advancements being witnessed in technology and growing adoption of artificial intelligence to develop smart homes, Robotic Lawn Mowers are increasingly gaining traction in the market.
Increasing demand for landscaping from commercial as well as residential areas will be a key driving factor for the growth of Robotic Lawn Mower market during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ].
Moreover, the increasing trend of investing in development of gardens and lawns as a recreational & leisure activity in North America and Europe is expected to further augment the growth of Robotic Lawn Mower market during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ].
Robotic Lawn Mower manufacturers are increasingly investing in R&D for incorporating advanced technology to improve the performance, accuracy, and product features to stay ahead in the cutting edge competitive environment.
However, one of the prominent barriers for the growth of the Robotic Lawn Mower market is their high cost and complicated set-up and installation.
Robotic Lawn Mower manufacturers are also focusing on enhancing the safety features and adding laser systems and other smart technologies to enhance maneuverability and navigation, and enhance ease of use and comfort.
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Segmentation
On the basis of End Use Sector, the global Robotic Lawn Mower can be segmented into ―
• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial
On the basis of Type, the global Robotic Lawn Mower can be segmented into ―
• Less than 0.5-acre working area capacity
• 0.5-1.0- acre working area capacity
• Greater 1.0-acre working area capacity
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On the basis of Blade Type, the global Robotic Lawn Mower can be segmented into ―
• Pivoting Blades
• Fixed Blades
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On the basis of Range, the global Robotic Lawn Mower can be segmented into ―
• High-Range Lawn Mower
• Medium-Range Lawn Mower
• Low-Range Lawn Mower
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Regional Overview
The North America Robotic Lawn Mower Market Is
Expected To Follow The European Market, Witnessing
Significant Growth Owing To The High Rate Of
Technological Adoption, Increasing Recreation & Leisure
Outdoor Activities, & Recovering Construction Industry
Europe is estimated to dominate the global Robotic Lawn Mower market during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ].
Increasing focus on infra-structural development and high investments on technological developments will augment the growth of the Robotic Lawn Mower market in Europe.
Germany, France and Sweden are expected to be the key driving regions for the European Robotic Lawn Mower market.
North America Robotic Lawn Mower market is expected to follow the European market, witnessing significant growth over the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ] owing to high rate of technological adoption, increasing recreation and leisure outdoor activities, and recovering construction industry.
Introduction and development of new and innovative products in the market is expected to further boost the growth of the North America Lawn mower market during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ].
The Asia Pacific Robotic Lawn Mower market is estimated to be a low-value market.
However, the region is expected to create significant opportunities for growth during the forecast period [ 2018 – 2028 ] owing to increasing disposable income and infra-structural developments.
Latin America and Middle East & Africa Robotic Lawn Mower markets are expected to witness moderate growth during the forecast period
[ 2018 – 2028 ].
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Market Participants
Participants In The Robotic Lawn Mower
Market Include Cub Cadet, Husqvarna,
John Deere, & The Toro Company
Some of the market participants identified across the value chain of the global Robotic Lawn Mower market are ―
• Bosch
• Cub Cadet
• Global Garden Products
• Hangzhou Favor Robot Technology
• Honda Motor Co Ltd
• Husqvarna
• John Deere
• MTD Products
• Robomow
• STIGA Spa
• The Toro Company
• Zucchetti Centro Sistemi
• … and many more
The research report presents a comprehensive assessment of the Robotic Lawn Mower market and contains thoughtful insights, facts, historical data, and statistically supported and industry-validated market data.
The Robotic Lawn Mower market report also contains projections using a suitable set of assumptions and methodologies.
The Robotic Lawn Mower market research report provides analysis and information according to Robotic Lawn Mower market segments such as geographies, application, and industry.
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February 29th, 2016
Landscape Management
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
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Using Autonomous & Robotic Mowers To Solve The Labor Crisis
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Positive Waves – Autonomous & Robotic Mowers
Introduction
All manufacturers and designers believe there could be a market for the technology in a labor-starved green industry ― eventually.
But taking a theoretical piece of equipment and bringing it to market in a way that is affordable and practical for end users has been decades in the making.
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Cub Cadet’s RG3 Robot Green Cutter At Santaluz Club
When Using An Autonomous Greens Mower,
Like Cub Cadet’s RG3 Robot Green Cutter,
A Three-Man Golf Course Crew Can Be
Reduced To One Crew Member & The Robot
The RG3 Robotic Mower Costs 45,000-Dollars,
Plus Another 10,000-Dollars For Programming,
Installation Of A Perimeter Guide-Wire Around
The Collar Of The Green, & A Custom Trailer
The landscape industry isn’t alone in its labor woes.
Golf course superintendents fight to find good people, too.
So, in the midst of a worker shortage, Santaluz Club’s Superintendent, Mr Jeff Miller, decided to hire a robot for his operation in San Diego, California.
In 2015, the manufacturer Cub Cadet released the RG3 Robot Green Cutter after its parent company acquired Precise Path Robotics in 2014.
[ See the videos below for the Cub Cadet Autonomous Greens Mowers. ]
Mr Miller was sold on it as soon as he saw it demonstrated.
He started with one unit to test its efficiency.
Soon, he’ll buy three more, which he says will save him nearly six figures.
He operates the RG3 on five greens ― it can be programmed to mow up to 30,000 square feet.
Each morning before golfers get on the course, a crew member ― the RG3’s wing-man ― hauls it to the first hole and leaves it on the edge of the green.
He situates four beacons around the outside of the green in a pattern specific to that hole.
The beacons and the mower exchange ultra-sonic sound waves, which tell the mower what green it’s on and that green’s cut specifications.
Once they’re set and the wing-man pushes start, the mower cuts the green on its own.
Mr Miller reports his operation runs more efficiently than ever and the RG3 has NOT erased his human workers.
In fact, he has NOT let anybody go and does NOT plan to.
Instead, he re-allocates the labor to other tasks.
Where he used to send a three-man crew, he now sends one crew member and the robot.
While the mower cuts, the wing-man performs other tasks on the green.
The RG3 cuts his average green of 7,000 square feet in about 50 minutes, giving the wing-man a specific time frame for completing his end of the work.
According to Mr Miller ―
We do so much work by hand, like raking and rolling, that it just fit our operation perfectly.
When I put the robot out there, I free up three guys in the morning.
The RG3 robotic mower costs 45,000-dollars, plus another 10,000-dollars for programming, installation of a perimeter guide-wire around the collar of the green, and a custom trailer.
But Mr Miller says the machine will pay for itself within two years.
On a daily basis, one mower saves him 6 to 7 labor hours, which he equates to 5,000-dollars per green and 25,000-dollars per year.
He is buying three more RG3s, which should give him an estimated 86,000-dollars to 113,000-dollars in savings per year.
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National Robotics Engineering Center – Dabbling With Technology
A smarter version of this technology could be coming to the commercial landscape market soon, if a 67-year-old landscape industry veteran and a robotics research center in Pittsburgh can find an investor.
The National Robotics Engineering Center ( NREC ) is a developmental wing of the renowned Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University’s School Of Computer Science in Pittsburgh.
NREC is housed in a 118-year-old ex-foundry building on the shore of the Allegheny River.
The 1,000-person Robotics Institute is one of the largest bodies of researchers studying the technology in the world.
These minds are so coveted that, in 2015, Uber poached 40 of its scientists to work on an autonomous cab, leaving NREC with a 5.5-million-dollar donation as reparation.
About 50 per cent of NREC’s budget comes from partnerships with the US government.
The largest fraction of that comes from the US Department Of Defense, for which NREC builds autonomous military vehicles and robotic systems.
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John Deere
The National Robotics Engineering Center ( NREC ) also has industrial partners, like John Deere.
[ See the video below for the more recent John Deere Autonomous Fairway Mower. ]
Its agriculture division isn’t selling driverless equipment yet, but products like the NREC-developed Active Fill Control and the John-Deere-developed AutoTrac system guide tractors to harvest crops, lay seed, and perform general tasks at an efficiency rate unmatched by human control.
All the while the operator, or supervisor, sits back and monitors data on a video screen.
The Washington Post even called John Deere more progressive on autonomous technology than Google.
Mr Jeff Legault, NREC’s director of strategic business development, says its purpose is to turn the Robotics Institute’s research into something tangible that its partners can bring to market.
According to Mr Legault ―
We’re trying to solve problems for clients instead of doing research of our own.
The problem is solved when we find the lowest cost solution.
Currently, John Deere’s only foray into the robotic mower market is its Tango, a Roomba-vacuum-style mower for consumers that sells in England.
[ Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Introduced in September 2002, Roomba features a set of sensors that enable it to navigate the floor area of a home and clean it. ]
Other mower manufacturers have gone down this road, too.
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The Toro Company
According to Ms Dana Lonn, managing director of The Toro Company’s Center For Advanced Turf Technology ―
The hypothesis is if you can make a two-man crew into a one-man crew or a three-man crew into a two, it reduces the cost of labor.
More than a decade ago, Toro dabbled with autonomous mowers to the point of producing a functioning prototype, before abandoning it due to cost.
[ See the videos below for more recent Toro Autonomous Fairway Mowers. ]
Toro experimented with the idea of an autonomous mower more than a decade ago.
In 2002, the company partnered with National Robotics Engineering Center ( NREC ) to build autonomous mowers for the golf market.
Toro built NREC two mower platforms for the prototypes ― a Greensmaster 3100 for greens and a Groundsmaster 3500 for golf course roughs and sports fields.
NREC and Toro were successful in building functioning prototypes.
Unlike a Roomba-style robotic mower, the autonomous mower did not need beacons or guide-wires to operate.
[ Roomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot. Introduced in September 2002, Roomba features a set of sensors that enable it to navigate the floor area of a home and clean it. ]
Instead, it used Pose Estimate Technology, like Lidars, which emit lasers to measure distance, and GPS.
[ Lidar is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflected light with a sensor. ]
[ GPS, which stands for Global Positioning System, is a radio navigation system that allows users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world. ]
This technology gave the mower the ability learn its position, surroundings and terrain and react to them.
It also gave it pin-point accuracy and the ability to stop if a human or object got too close.
Though it worked, this technology was NOT cheap enough yet.
NREC and Toro could NOT produce the equipment affordably, which Toro defined as about double the cost of a commercial mower.
So Toro abandoned the project.
The two organizations keep in touch, but they have not actively worked together since 2013.
Since the Toro project stalled, the technology became cheaper and more accurate.
In the first run, GPS technology was too inaccurate.
RTK base stations had to be used to bolster GPS strength within a certain proximity.
[ Real-Time Kinematic ( RTK ) positioning is a satellite navigation technique used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems ( global navigation satellite systems, GNSS ) such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou. ]
Today, new algorithms and lower sensor costs enable alternate solutions for pose estimate, and more robust pose estimate systems will allow operation with poor or no GPS signal.
Lidar is also cheaper now and can be coupled with or even replaced by cameras that can sense objects and the surrounding area in 3D and discern between grassy or non-grassy areas.
[ Lidar is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflected light with a sensor. ]
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Video Recording
Cub Cadet
Manufacturer
Description –
Autonomous Greens Mower
RG3 Robot Green Cutter
Designer –
Precise Path Robotics
Test Location –
Victoria Golf Club
Victoria, British Columbia
Statement –
Links Superintendent Paul Robertson at the Victoria Golf Club tests the autonomous robotic green cutter/roller Cub Cadet. The quiet mower can work in the dark and near houses, with enough power for about 5 greens. Paul works around the same green as its been cut, optimizing use of staff time while ensuring a perfectly cut and rolled green. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Cub Cadet Mower RG3 Robot Green Cutter -- 2017 09 17 -- 07 Minutes 15 Seconds
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Cub Cadet
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Greens Mower
RG3 Robot Green Cutter
Designer –
Precise Path Robotics
Test Location –
Valley Brook Country Club
McMurray, Pennsylvania
Statement –
John Shaw golf course superintendent at Valley Brook C.C. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Cub Cadet Mower RG3 Robot Green Cutter -- 2015 06 01 -- 02 Minutes 07 Seconds
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Husqvarna
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Fairway Mower
Automower 500-Series
Test Location –
GolfRange München-Brunnthal
Germany
Statement –
See how Husqvarna Automower 500-Series can maintain a golf course. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Husqvarna Commercial Automower 500 Series -- 2019 01 31 -- 04 Minutes 22 Seconds
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Jacobsen, John Deere,
& Toro
Manufacturers
Equipment –
Autonomous Fairway Mowers
Designer –
Semler Agro Solution Center
Demonstration Location –
Denmark
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Jacobsen, John Deere, & Toro Fairway Mowers -- Semler Agro Solution Center -- 2018 02 19 -- 01 Minute 42 Seconds
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John Deere
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Fairway Mower
John Deere 8900 A
Designer –
Landscape-Robotics
Demonstration Location –
Germany
Statement –
This video shows the John Deere Fairway mower 8900 A with autonomous control at work. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous John Deere Fairway Mower 8900 A -- Landscape Robotics -- 2017 11 01 -- 01 Minute 31 Seconds
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Video Recording
Ransomes-Jacobsen
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Greens Mower
Ransomes-Jacobsen E-Plex II
Designer –
Warwick Manufacturing Group
Demonstration Location –
University Of Warwick
England
Statement –
A Ransomes-Jacobsen E-Plex II greens mower autonomously follows a path, guided by L1 RTK GPS, as part of a project by Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Ransomes-Jacobsen E-Plex II -- 2009 06 03 -- 05 Minutes 28 Seconds
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The Toro Company
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Fairway Mower
Toro Reelmaster 5010-Hybrid
Demonstration Location –
Hamburg, Germany
Statement –
I’ve been to a demo of the autonomous Reelmaster 5010-Hybrid in Adendorf near Hamburg. It was pretty disappointing compared to a human being + machine or to a Husqvarna Automower. Don’t get me wrong, the mowing result is great but it reminds me of the car industry holding on to diesel engines. Furthermore it has negative aspects ― 1. It is still very loud. 2. Balls are pushed completely into the semi-rough and run over while turning. 3. The huge machine can easily stop or deflect balls. 4. The never-ending action of turning ( 40 sec. ) on the fairway compresses the soil with no need and takes ages. 5. The over-lapping while mowing is very big. 6. 4 and 5 lead to even more carbon dioxide, more use of petrol and more parts like hydrostat wear out and longer noises on the course. 7. Mowing patterns produce different ball lies on the fairway, a ball which lies with the grain is easier to hit compared to a ball which lies against it. And where is the benefit for our climate ? There is no earth-positive effect ! YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Toro Reelmaster 5010-Hybrid -- 2019 07 17 -- 01 Minute 11 Seconds
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The Toro Company
Manufacturer
Equipment –
Autonomous Fairway Mower
Toro Reelmaster
Designer –
Northstar Robotics Inc
Statement –
This video is demonstrating our prototype fairway mowing solution. YouTube.
Look at the following video –
Video -- Autonomous Toro Reelmaster Fairway Mower -- Northstar Robotics -- 2018 06 15 -- 00 Minute 50 Seconds
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Background Information
Negative Waves
Explore the following links …
Majority Of BC Golf Courses Violate Pesticide Law
The Confessions Of An Activist-Superintendent
Activist-Superintendents & Snowflake Nonsense
Critical Incident Stress & Mental Health Of Superintendents
Activist-Superintendents On The Sunshine Coast
Activist-Superintendents In The District Of Saanich
The Complete Library Regarding Turf Hacker
Activist Golf Course Superintendent
https://pesticidetruths.com/turf-hacker/
Go Brown Doctrine Adopted By Activist-Superintendents
Brown Is NOT Better Than Green
Golf Course Damaged Because No One Applied Pesticides
Owners Fail To Demand High-Quality Playing Conditions
Pollinator Best Management Practices In The Golf Industry
Playing On #@!!% Garbage Dump Golf Courses
Photo Gallery That Includes Golf Courses
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/carnage-leading-to-garbage-dump-green-spaces-photo-gallery/
The Entire Media Library Of Attacks Against The Golf Industry
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/attacks-against-the-golf-industry/
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Background Information
Positive Waves
Explore the following links …
Library About Positive Waves For Society
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves-library/
Library About The Benefits Of Turfgrasses
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves-benefits/
Audubon Golf Clubs In Canada
Efficient Turfgrass Management With Audubon’s Ron Dodson
Audubon At Beaconsfield Golf Club With Mr Douglas Meyer
Greener Golf Courses — Augusta & Colour TV
Planet’s Great Conservationists
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/positive-waves/
Critical Issues That Must Be Addressed By The Golf Industry
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/golf-industry-critical-issues/
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