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Robot Lawnmower Wrecks Club’s Soccer Field in Northwestern Germany
The malfunctioning robot mower damaged SG Egels-Poppens' main field, forcing all teams to pause matches until spring, when repairs can restore the playing surface.
- On Friday, SG Egels-Poppens amateur soccer club in northwestern Germany lost its main pitch after a robot lawnmower malfunction rendered the field unusable.
- Alexander Fink said the recent heavy rain left the wet ground, which likely caused the mower sensors to malfunction and the mower to get stuck.
- With the pitch ruined, the club's schedule is sidelined until spring, Fink said the four men's teams and boys' and girls' junior teams cannot use the field until new grass or turf is laid.
- With few alternatives available, SG Egels-Poppens faces challenges as its second field is also damp and poorly lit, the Nordwest Zeitung local newspaper first reported.
- The robotic mower, nicknamed `Robby`, got stuck in wet ground and damaged the SG Egels-Poppens field, local broadcaster NDR reported Friday.
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