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Robot lawnmowers are coming to the area for a test run over DFW Airport’s 14,000 acres of grass.
Robin Autopilot and Graze Inc. announced this week that they will test both companies' eco-friendly solutions for the second-busiest airport in the world.
Robin Autopilot is a leading provider of robotic mowing and landscaping technology. Graze Inc. is a developer of fully autonomous commercial electric lawn mowers.
Robin launched a multi-manufacturer initiative at DFW in June, focusing on landscaping maintenance across the airport's campus, including its corporate headquarters, Founders Plaza, and dams.
“Graze and Husqvarna mowers tested extremely well in both effectiveness and efficiency for the project,” said Logan Fahey, chairman of Robin Autopilot and CEO of Graze, in a statement.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Graze said it plans to open an office in the Fort Worth-Dallas area later this year to focus on serving new clients throughout the region.
Robin Autopilot's solutions include robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) technology that enables clients in the lawn maintenance and landscaping industry to offer environmentally friendly, cost-efficient and labor-saving services for residential and commercial landscapes. Its multi-manufacturer platform includes partnerships with several leading equipment manufacturers, including Graze, Husqvarna, ECHO, NexMow and Spider.
The company did not immediately respond to queries about costs or what kind of manpower is required to run and supervise the machines.
Graze officials said its autonomous electric mowers are designed to serve large-scale properties such as airports, golf courses, parks and government facilities, including properties with high security requirements. The company said it provides solutions that can increase profitability, reduce expenses, and enhance the safety of landscaping operations. The company said its mowers offer better quality cutting than gasoline-powered mowers, as well as environmental benefits to help companies achieve their sustainability goals.
“We are excited about the success of this initiative and we look forward to the possibility of expanding it and other key programs to serve enterprise-level customers in the rapidly growing autonomous mowing industry throughout Texas,” Fahey said.