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First Robotic Greens Mower For The Golf Industry

Operation of the RG3 robotic greens mower is easy. Prior to mowing, an operator places four beacons, each about the size of a bowling pin, in predetermined, fixed locations around the green.
by Staff Writers
New Orleans LO (SPX) Feb 16, 2009
Precise Path Robotics announces the creation of the RG3 robotic greens mower, the very first fully automated robotic golf course conditioning and maintenance mower, at the 2009 Golf Industry Show in New Orleans.

The Precise Path RG3 combines robotic technology with an industry proven cutting unit to produce a consistent and accurate cut every time while enabling superintendents to realize dramatic increases in productivity and efficiency.

"The RG3 will advance golf course maintenance to a degree not seen since the advent of the gasoline engine," said Brian Wheat, Precise Path's vice president of sales and marketing.

"Our technology will undoubtedly help golf course superintendents achieve uniformity and outstanding course conditions while allowing crew workers to tackle other tasks during the greens-mowing process, such as raking bunkers, plantings, turf repair, and so on."

By using a proprietary positioning technology that trumps GPS, the RG3 moves precisely and safely across the green - traveling in straight lines and along the perimeter without the need for a human operator.

Operation of the RG3 robotic greens mower is easy. Prior to mowing, an operator places four beacons, each about the size of a bowling pin, in predetermined, fixed locations around the green.

Then the operator simply presses "start" and the RG3 automatically performs the mowing operation according to exact specifications set by the superintendent. During mowing, the mower remains in constant communication with the beacons to help guide its precise movement across the green.

Precise Path designed the RG3 with input from over 30 turf professionals in the industry, including Dan Gamble, turf consultant and former golf course superintendent, and Tom Meeks, formerly the USGA's senior director of rules and competitions.

"There is a need for a more consistent method of maintaining golf courses," said Gamble. "Not only will golfers benefit from better, more uniformly cut greens, but superintendents and crews alike will be able to focus on other important tasks such as general course maintenance and landscaping."

In November 2008, Precise Path pledged its support of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and its members, by committing to participate in the association's Partner Recognition Program. The company will invest resources at the program's elite "Silver" level.

"Helping golf course superintendents, owners and operators realize the benefits of robotics is our top priority, and we intend to be here for the long haul to support the industry in making this important technology adoption," said Doug Traster, Precise Path Robotics president and co-founder.

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