INNOVATIONS
narrow pathways are quick and easy to navigate thanks to the compact Fury , one of the narrowest battery-powered stand-on mowers available in the market .”
The Fury joins Mean Green ’ s full-sized Vanquish ( 52- or 60-inch mowing width ) to complete the line of commercial , electric-powered , stand-on mowers that can run all day on a single charge . The Fury is available with either a side- or rear-discharge mulching deck and uses the same patented zero-turn technologies found in all Mean Green mowers . The Fury features an 11kWh fixed battery ( 24-hp . equivalent ) that runs for up to 7 hours on a single charge at speeds up to 9 mph , and recharges in as little as five hours . A 5-year or 1,500-hour commercial battery warranty is standard with purchase .
Next-generation of Greenzie autonomous mowing software
Greenzie , a developer of autonomous software for commercial lawnmowers and industrial equipment , reported the launch of its 2.0 software , boosting its customers ’ autonomous mowing capabilities and enabling users to work more effectively , efficiently and safely .
The software update , sent over the air and automatically installed for all subscribers on March 6 , includes :
Job saving and reloading : Map an area once and mow all season with the press of a button on an easy-to-use interface with no app download required .
Job continuation : Mower or job interrupted ? Easily pick up where you left off .
Advanced perception updates : A Machine Learning model with traffic cone detection in addition to the Greenzie existing redundant , rugged obstacle detection sensor stack .
Improved turns : Using a Model Predictive Controller – a state-of-the-art robotic guidance system that accounts for wet grass and dusty conditions .
Enhanced safety : GPS jump detection , compensation and advanced sensor health checks .
Improved dynamic local planner : For more efficient Y-turns and vehicle behaviors when the mower encounters unexpected obstacles .
“ Our team of roboticists , software engineers and landscaping professionals have been working hard on continuous improvements . This update is simply a line in the sand to celebrate the features that our customers have asked for , helped us refine , and developed together to make their crews more productive ,” said Charles Brian Quinn , Greenzie CEO and co-founder .
“ All mowers across the nation get these updates and every day our technology gets better and better ,” he added . “ I ’ m especially proud of the job reloading , it ’ s a feature that everyone asks for , and our team developed based on exactly what our best customers told us to build , in the field with them together , not off in a lab .”
Updates later in the 2023 season will also add :
Dynamic handling of slopes in real-time : Will replan and retry , as a skilled operator might tackle the job on bigger slopes .
Enhanced Job reloading features : Tweak starting point , change stripe angle , modify default speed – from the user ’ s phone without an app download .
Multi-mower coordination : Send out two or more Greenzie-equipped mowers to seamlessly break up the big jobs and tackle it as a team .
Record and repeat : Show the Greenzie-equipped mower exactly how a job is to be done , and it will cut the same time , every time .
Live mowing progress : Real-time coverage stats , and plans , directly on the field when and where needed to see how the job gets done .
Greenzie is in production , on crews and in the field on the Wright Autonomous Stander ZK , the first Greenzie-equipped mower based on the Wright Stander ZK . Additionally , Greenzie-powered versions and upfits on commercial zero-turn mowers from Bobcat , Scag and Mean Green Mowers will be available and in production by 2024 .
Hunter Rain-Clik Sensor now offers freeze shutdown capabilities
For many years , Hunter has offered two similar styles of Wireless Rain-Clik Sensors : the WR-CLIK ( rain sensor only ) and the WRF-CLIK ( rain and freeze sensor ). While both options remain popular in many markets , Hunter has decided to consolidate them into one highperforming solution .
WR-CLIK and WR-CLIK-TR models with manufacturing date codes of NOV 22 and newer have the rain and
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