The job is the same. The hours, the headcount, and the consistency aren't.
Autonomous turf and line-marking equipment is mature. It runs overnight, marks within centimetres of the previous pass, and replaces the parts of a crew's week that don't need a human on the controls.
Performance figures attributed to FJ Dynamics published specifications.
Where autonomous equipment earns its place in a professional operation.
Overnight runtime
Fields are empty between 11 pm and 5 am. Autonomous units run then. Nobody waits on a crew schedule.
Repeatable accuracy
RTK positioning means line two lands on line one. Hand-marked layouts drift over a season; autonomous marks stay true.
Layouts as files
A football overlay, a soccer overlay, a multi-use grid -- all stored, all selectable. Restripe in one pass.
Software updates
Marking logic and obstacle avoidance improve over the air. Same hardware, better outcomes each season.
Electric drivetrain
Quieter than petrol equipment. No on-site fuel storage. Operates near occupied facilities without disturbance.
Less paint, less rework
Tighter line tolerances cut paint consumption and eliminate the re-marking pass crews charge for.
Estimate your time recoup
Estimated time your crew recoups for other duties
- Crew-hours recouped per week
- 3 hrs
- Crew-FTE equivalent per season
- 1.95 FTE
Estimate only — actual time savings vary by field size and layout complexity.
You still need a partner who shows up.
Autonomous equipment makes the job consistent. It doesn't deliver itself, install itself, or service itself. That's what an authorized distributor is for.
- Field expertise
- Operator on staff
- Schedule + priorities
- Final QA
- Delivery + install
- Manufacturer warranty
- Same-week service
- Training + handoff