NEW THIS MORNING, WHAT USED TO BE A THREE PERSON TASK IS NOW BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY ONE ROBOT, AND IT’S HELPING LOCAL SCHOOLS PREPARE THEIR ATHLETIC FIELDS EVEN FASTER. OUR ADRIANNA HARGROVE JOINS US ...

PEORIA — There is an artist named Tank whose canvas is a growing number of athletic fields in the Peoria area, painting with machine-like precision. That's fitting, because it's a robot. Turf Tank is ...

He goes about his business quietly. His work is consistent and accurate. He's reliable and efficient. He never talks back. He never takes a sick day. Heck, he never even needs a bathroom break. Who is ...

As groundskeepers prepared Spec Martin Stadium for the Under Armour Next All-America Game, a GPS-guided robot painted the ...

Shaun Ilten had a problem. The senior director of turf and grounds for the Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park had 26 full-size practice fields, two game fields and a warm-up pitch to line ahead of ...

Robots have taken over football fields, and it’s not a turf war. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District’s Maintenance Grounds Crew tackles about 40 fields weekly. However, the job of laying ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Duke uses a GPS-guided robot to cut labor, paint usage and time on field prep. Stored field data lets Duke repaint designs in minutes ...

A robot, not a grounds crew, painted the field for the 2026 Under Armour Next All-America Game in DeLand, Fla. The machine is called “Tank Williams Jr.” It handled one of the most time-consuming jobs ...

Turf Tank, a robotic field painter, is being used by schools and parks in the Peoria area. The robot, which costs around $60,000 to purchase or $11,000-$16,000 to lease annually, significantly reduces ...

DELAND — While a crew of groundskeepers prepared Spec Martin Stadium for its second consecutive hosting of the Under Armour Next All-America Game, a robot affectionately nicknamed “Tank Williams Jr.” ...

Duke uses a GPS-guided robot to cut labor, paint usage and time on field prep. Stored field data lets Duke repaint designs in minutes without remeasuring lines. Turf Tank robots now support custom ...