Robotic Mowing for Airports
Landside and remote turf handled, safety areas left to your crew.
- All 50
- US states served
- 10 min
- 24/7 triage
- 24/7
- emergency response
Updated October 2026
Service Robot Co. helps airports mow with robots. We pick the right commercial robotic mower for your landside and remote turf, lease it on a three-year term, deploy it, train your crew and service it. Runways, taxiways and safety areas stay with your crew under current FAA guidance.
Who signs for mowing at an airport?
Airport directors and operations leads, often with a small maintenance crew. Public airports go through council approval or procurement postings.
- The airport director
- The Dominion Post reports Morgantown’s airport director took autonomous mowing to city council.
- Operations and maintenance leads
- Airport Improvement reports Sugar Land Regional’s assistant aviation director ran its pilot.
- A small crew
- Small crews are the trigger. Hours spent mowing are hours not spent on airfield work.
- The airport sponsor
- The FAA says the sponsor approves any autonomous ground vehicle and carries the risk. We work to that.
What does a robot take at an airport?
The robot takes
- Landside lawns, terminal frontage and parking-lot edges
- Remote turf away from movement areas
- Scheduled passes that free the crew for airfield inspections
The crew keeps
- Runway and taxiway areas and safety and object-free areas
- Grass height set to your wildlife biologist’s plan
- Slopes, ditches and anything near navigation aids
- A badged human monitor wherever the FAA expects one
What does the FAA say about autonomous vehicles?
Read the primary documents. We summarize them here and do not replace your regional office.
| Topic | What to know |
|---|---|
| FAA Bulletin 25-02 | Autonomous ground vehicles for testing and demonstration in non-movement, remote and landside areas. Safety and object-free areas are not "controlled environments." |
| CertAlert 24-02 | Airside use "not authorized" yet. Part 139 airports call their regional certification inspector. Others call the ADO. |
| Radio | The bulletin requires an FAA Form 7460-1 study and FCC authorization, unless exempt, for RF emitters or ground infrastructure |
| Wildlife | AC 150/5200-33C is voluntary and sets no grass height. Set height to your wildlife biologist’s plan. |
| Who carries the risk | The airport sponsor |
| Lease term | 3 years, $1 buyout at the end |
Which airports have tried robotic mowing?
Reports from the airports and trade press. None are our customers and we were not involved.
- Airport Improvement reports Sugar Land Regional uses 3 supervised units, geofenced away from runways and taxiways. Airport Improvement
- GovTech reports Morgantown’s airport signed a three-year agreement for autonomous mowers. GovTech
- Schiphol Airport reports 3 electric robot mowers working by the runways. Schiphol
What does Service Robot Co. do?
We pick the right machine for your properties, put it on a 3-year lease with a $1 buyout at the end, deploy it, train your crew, and service it.
For airports we start with your sponsor and your regional FAA contact, then map the landside and remote turf that is in scope and leave the rest to your crew.
01
Pick
We walk your properties and choose the machine that fits, or tell you honestly if none does yet.
02
Lease
3-year lease with a $1 buyout at the end, quoted after the site assessment.
03
Deploy
We map the zones and no-go areas, set the dock and start the routes.
04
Train and service
Your crew is trained. When something stops, one number gets a specialist.
RoboCare™
Service nationwide.
- 24/7 support.
- 10-minute technical-specialist triage.
- Regional service engineers in every state we service.
- 3 check visits a year.
- 12-month warranty.
Where does it not fit at airports?
The FAA draws the line, not us.
Airside safety areas
FAA CertAlert 24-02 says airside use is not authorized yet. Those areas stay with your crew.
Machines built for other jobs
AviationPros reports Sugar Land found many systems "were designed primarily for golf courses or commercial landscaping and did not fit the airport’s operational requirements." We pick a machine against your rules, not a catalog.
Open-ended wildlife questions
We do not set grass height. Your wildlife hazard management plan does.
Common questions
Sources
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Ground maintenance
Other properties
Start with a site assessment.
We walk your grounds, learn the terrain and the schedule, and tell you which mower fits. If none fits your property yet, we say so.
Find the robot that fits your site.
Free site assessment. We tell you what actually works before you spend a dollar.