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RC Mowers Named On Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies 2023
Coming in at number 10 in the robotics category of Fast Company’s 2023 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Fast Company, a business magazine focusing on technology, business and design, publishes its “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list each year. This year’s list highlights the businesses at the forefront of their respective industries, paving the way for the innovations of tomorrow. These companies are setting the standard with some of the greatest accomplishments of the modern world.
“We are proud of our commitment to provide the commercial mowing industry with solutions that help our customers solve real-world problems such as the labor shortage, worker safety and retention, and razor thin profit margins,” says RC Mowers CEO Michael Brandt. “For example, our remote-operated robotic mowers reduce safety concerns by tackling steep slopes in place of crews using string-trimmers on foot, often saving 90% or more on manual labor. Our Autonomous Mowing Robot (AMR) allows a single operator to generate the same revenue as a crew of three. Our technology has redefined the business of mowing.”
RC Mowers first introduced its remote-operated robotic mowers to the commercial mowing industry in 2018 and is now a $20 million company employing more than 50 workers. This growth also has resulted in the construction of a new $5 million facility that more than triples its original office and production space.
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