Crash tests, emergency brake assistants and night bans: How automated lawnmowing is becoming hedgehog-proof - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

Night-time collisions with robotic lawnmowers are a significant animal welfare and conservation problem for hedgehogs as these 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 …