GROUND ROBOTICS

2025
Ground Robotics is a Bay Area startup founded by three robotics engineers, building the G1 — an autonomous commercial mower designed to bring efficiency, intelligence, and safety to large-scale turf care. With the goal of reducing labor shortages and improving consistency, the G1 delivers a worry-free solution for golf courses, sports fields, and other expansive landscapes.
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The G1 mows up to 8 acres per day with a 36-inch deck and adjustable cutting height from 0.5 to 3 inches. It uses stereo vision and RTK GPS for precise navigation, even in weak GPS areas, and generates turf health and weed maps with every pass. Designed for real-world use, it offers quick battery swaps, fast blade changes, and simple cleaning, while built-in safety and anti-theft systems ensure reliable and secure operation.

Integrated Design & Engineering Collaboration

The Ground Robotics G1 was co-designed in close collaboration with the engineering team to achieve a perfect balance between aesthetic integrity and functional performance—without compromise. Every aspect of the chassis and outer form was developed with real sensor integration in mind, including LiDAR, depth cameras, and moisture sensors. The design visualizations showcase an X-ray–style chassis view that reveals the underlying sensor architecture and placement logic. One highlight is the updated front camera module, whose refined sensor cone geometry fulfills all engineering visibility and range requirements while maintaining the cohesive visual language and proportions of the overall design. This seamless integration of form and function represents the core philosophy behind the G1 development.
Layout Version 1 - Basic function block-in. Battery, motors, cutting deck, drivetrain placement block-in.
Layout Version 2 - Increased wheelbase and wheel size to reduce tipping risk and improve traction. The reversed and enlarged mowing deck not only expands cutting coverage but also allows the front wheels to sit further inboard, keeping the overall design compact and integrated.
Layout Version 3 - Further optimizations made. The mowing deck geometry was refined based on blade shape, while the front wheel size was increased to improve terrain capability.
Layout Version 1 - Basic function block-in. Battery, motors, cutting deck, drivetrain placement block-in.

Layout Version 2 - Increased wheelbase and wheel size to reduce tipping risk and improve traction. The reversed and enlarged mowing deck not only expands cutting coverage but also allows the front wheels to sit further inboard, keeping the overall design compact and integrated.

Layout Version 3 - Further optimizations made. The mowing deck geometry was refined based on blade shape, while the front wheel size was increased to improve terrain capability.

Functional G1 Prototypes

This is an early functional version of the Ground Robotics G1 prototype, featuring a working height-adjustable mowing deck and all essential sensors for operation, including LiDAR, depth camera, and GPS modules.
This is the first version of the Ground Robotics G1 prototype. Many engineering parts were still in rough, experimental form, so I modeled all the 3D-printed components in Blender to bring the product to life quickly—without investing time in full A-surface development. The photos offer a glimpse of how the physical parts were coming together, bridging early engineering structure with visual design intent.

Future Modular Lineup

The future lineup is designed with full modularity, enabling the fleet to adapt to a wide range of turf care needs by simply switching front or rear modules. From precision grass trimming at adjustable heights of 0.1 to 3.5 inches, to watering, seeding, ball collection, and bunker raking — every aspect of turf maintenance can be streamlined and fully autonomous.
Package study for future lineup, combining insights from competitor research, engineering input, modular swapping capability, and driving characteristics such as traction and center of gravity.
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