The robotic mowers, a statement said, will help the golf course reduce its carbon footprint.
“We are excited to be taking this more environmentally-friendly approach to turf maintenance,” said Justin Lawson, the golf course’s general manager. “This will make our turf management more efficient than ever and will have a positive impact by eliminating emissions from the mowing process and reducing the noise level for our neighbors.”
The golf course is the first in the Boston area to utilize robotic mowers, according to the statement.
The mowers use rechargeable batteries and can mow “in all weather conditions with consistent performance.” They use satellite-based GPS localization to create virtual boundaries and can also be controlled from a laptop, tablet or phone.
A theft tracking function is also on the mowers, the organization said.
Fortune compared the new lawn care technology to the way Roomba “revolutionized vacuuming.”
It costs about the same as a rider mower, often ranging between $1,000 to $1,500.
“Not a lot of people know they exist, and when they do find out, their minds are kind of blown,” Katie Roberts, a senior product manager at Positec Tool Corp., which makes the Worx Landroid, told the news outlet.
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