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Futuristic lawn care: UNK using technology to tackle yardwork

May 21, 2019 by gottulatm

Michael Sup, left, and Dick Wardyn with UNK Facilities Management and Planning set up a robotic mower at its charging station on campus. UNK owns two Husqvarna Automowers that maintain the marching band practice field between the College of Education building and West Center. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – “Snips” and “Chopper” are pretty easy to work with. They quietly head out to do their job – day or night – without much supervision, requiring only the occasional break to recharge their batteries. “They do their own thing,” grounds supervisor Dick Wardyn said of the newest additions to the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s lawn care team. “Snips” and “Chopper,” a pair of appropriately nicknamed robotic mowers, … [Read more...] about Futuristic lawn care: UNK using technology to tackle yardwork

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Facilities, grounds services, Husqvarna, lawn mower, Michael Cremers, mowing, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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