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Innovations & Technology: Turf Tank One
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Excuse me, there is a robot loose in your park!
By City of Aiken Parks, Recreation & Tourism
As we all are tasked to do more with limited budgets and the same amount of employees, the City of Aiken is constantly looking for ways to be more efficient. After watching an Innovations and Technology virtual class through the National Parks and Recreation Association, we were impressed by the Turf Tank One Robotic Field Marker that was highlighted in the presentation. We reached out to Jeff Pierce, Regional Sales Representative for Turf Tank One, and requested an onsite demonstration for the robot. The field marker is a GPS/satellite-driven robot controlled by a smart tablet and app. The marker requires no strings or measurements by staff and is highly accurate within one-third of an inch. Turf Tank One quickly measures, maps the field and draws the lines 7x faster than traditional line marking. It also reduces paint consumption by at least 50% when compared to traditional line markers. After watching the field marker in person, our parks staff came away very impressed. The robotic marker completed a full size soccer field in 27 minutes and only used around 2.5 gallons of paint. It painted all the lines on a baseball field in under 10 minutes. Once we analyzed the labor savings and the reduction in paint cost, it just made sense to get the robot on our staff. The machine is so much more efficient and provides a better product than we can do with multiple people trying to layout and repaint lines each week” said Jeff Metz, Parks Manager. The outcome is reduced operational costs, reallocation of staff time toward differed maintenance, and ultimately optimize workflow.
The Turf Tank smart tablet and its intuitive app allow you to control the robot and manage the line marking process easier than ever. No more strings and measurements done by hand. Control everything with just one screen.
