Crash tests, emergency brake assistants, night bans: How automated lawnmowing is becoming hedgehog-proof

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Jan 16, 2025, 4:22 am100 ptsTrending
Night-time collisions with robotic lawnmowers are a significant animal welfare and conservation problem for hedgehogs as they often suffer serious or even fatal injuries. In order to make the operation of robotic lawnmowers hedgehog-safe, the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the…

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