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ROBOT DISTRIBUTION

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USE CASE · GREEN SPACES

Commercial robotic mower: cutting hectares of sports pitches, golf courses and parks

On large grounds, commercial robotic mowers cut every day in satellite-guided stripes. Teams keep the finishing, overseeding, irrigation and care of the surroundings.

An Ambrogio 4.50 PRO robotic mower cuts stripes across the large lawn of a business park in the early morning.

IN BRIEF

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  1. A commercial robotic mower autonomously maintains grounds of several hectares, sports pitches, golf roughs, business parks or large municipal lawns, with no boundary wire.

  2. The Ambrogio 4.50 PRO covers up to 80,000 m² with an 84 cm cut and about 11 hours of work per charge, according to its manufacturer.

  3. Robot Distribution sizes the fleet, maps the zones, trains your teams and provides maintenance, to buy, rent or as RaaS.

WHY

Large-area professional robotic mowing

A sports complex, golf course or business park means hectares of turf to mow from March to November, often with ride-on mowers and a driver for hours at a time. The time spent mowing is lost for pitch preparation, overseeding and bed maintenance.

Commercial robots cut little and often, which keeps the turf even and leaves clippings on the ground. They run on electricity and are managed as a fleet from an app or web portal; teams handle the finishing and the areas the robots do not cover.

HOW IT RUNS

How robotic mowing of large grounds runs.

  1. Sizing the fleet

    The site is split into zones by area, required cut quality and slopes. The Husqvarna CEORA 546 EPOS covers up to 50,000 m² (±20%) at standard quality or about 25,000 m² at sports-field quality, according to its manufacturer.

  2. RTK mapping

    Boundaries, no-go zones and passages are recorded by satellite, with no buried wire. The Kress KR236E RTKⁿ positions itself to the centimetre without an on-site reference antenna, according to its manufacturer.

  3. Stripe mowing

    The robots mow in parallel lines at the chosen times and return to their charging station on their own. The FJD RM21 mows up to 12,000 m² per charge with a 635 mm cut, according to its manufacturer.

  4. Fleet monitoring and care

    The manager follows runs, alerts and faults in the app or web portal. Technicians clean the cutting decks, change blades and prepare the machines for winter.

An FJD RM21 robotic mower cuts a golf rough while a greenkeeper follows the fleet on a tablet.
The greenkeeper follows the fleet and its runs in the app.
A Navimow Terranox CM240M1 robotic mower cuts the sloping bank beside a municipal football pitch.
Banks and slopes are mown with no one at the controls.

THE ROBOTS

Commercial robotic mowers in our catalogue.

  • Husqvarna

    Outdoor

    Key feature
    50,000 sqm capacity
    Working width
    680 mm
    Weight
    72 kg
    On order
    From €36,590 ex VATor €1,239/month in RaaS
  • Ambrogio 4.50 PRO

    Outdoor

    Key feature
    80,000 sqm max area
    Working width
    840 mm
    Runtime
    11 h
    On order
    Price on request
  • Navimow Terranox CM240M1

    Segway Navimow

    Outdoor

    Key feature
    24,000 sqm max area
    Key feature
    40° slope
    Ingress protection
    IP66
    On order
    From €6,040 ex VATor €209/month in RaaS
  • Kress KR236E RTKⁿ

    Outdoor

    Key feature
    24,000 sqm recommended
    Cutting width
    14 in
    Key feature
    IPX5
    On order
    From €8,340 ex VATor €279/month in RaaS
  • FJD RM21

    FJD RM21

    Outdoor

    Cutting width
    25 in
    Runtime
    5 h
    Key feature
    12,000 sqm per charge
    On order
    From €32,190 ex VATor €1,089/month in RaaS
  • Belrobotics

    Outdoor

    Key feature
    75,000 sqm max (WiseNav)
    Key feature
    5 floating cutting heads
    Key feature
    GPS-RTK strip mowing
    On order
    Price on request
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BEFORE INSTALLING

What the site survey checks before installation.

  1. Area and cut quality

    Each zone's area and target cutting height set the number of robots; cutting height ranges from 20 to 70 mm on the Husqvarna CEORA 546 EPOS and 20 to 127 mm on the FJD RM21, according to their manufacturers.

  2. Slopes and banks

    Slopes are measured zone by zone: the all-wheel-drive Navimow Terranox CM240M1 is rated for 40° (84%), the Ambrogio 4.50 PRO for 25% recommended, according to their manufacturers.

  3. Satellite signal and network

    Stands, buildings and tree lines can block the signal: RTK reception and network coverage are checked across the whole site.

  4. Site use and safety

    Match and event calendars, public access, automatic irrigation and charging-station locations are agreed with the site manager.

FAQ

Grounds and green-space managers' questions about large-scale robotic mowing.

How large an area can a commercial robotic mower handle?

According to the manufacturer: up to 24,000 m² for the Navimow Terranox CM240M1 and the Kress KR236E RTKⁿ, up to 50,000 m² (±20%) for the Husqvarna CEORA 546 EPOS, up to 75,000 m² with WiseNav for the Belrobotics Bigmow GPS-RTK BM-2050 and 80,000 m² for the Ambrogio 4.50 PRO.

Can a robot mow a football pitch?

Yes. The Husqvarna CEORA 546 EPOS offers sports-field quality over about 25,000 m², and the Belrobotics Bigmow GPS-RTK BM-2050 mows in GPS-RTK guided stripes with five floating cutting heads, according to their manufacturers.

Is a boundary wire needed?

No. The robots on this page position themselves by RTK; the FJD RM21 adds 360° LiDAR, the Navimow Terranox CM240M1 360° vision, and the Bigmow BM-2050 needs no wire with the WiseNav option, according to their manufacturers.

Do the robots cope with rain?

According to the manufacturer, the Navimow Terranox CM240M1 is rated IP66, the Husqvarna CEORA 546 EPOS and Kress KR236E RTKⁿ IPX5, the FJD RM21 IPX4. Schedules avoid mowing waterlogged turf.

How is this different from a garden robot mower?

Area and durability: commercial models mow hectares, are managed as a fleet and stand up to daily use through the season. For lawns of a few thousand m², see our page on robot mowers for parks and grounds.

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