Article: Competitors vie for best robot mower title Machines rely on GPS, lasers for navigation

Article: Robo-mower. (robotic lawn mower)
The Futurist;  January 1, 1989 ;     253 words ......would be a lot easier if someone else pushed the lawn mower. Now, two inventors have come up with the answer -- a computer-guided, robotic lawn mower. The Lawn Ranger is a self-propelled lawn mower with eyes and a brain, according to Jim Hammond...

Article: LAWN AND ORDER: How much thinking does it really take to avoid lawn mower injuries?
Boise Weekly;  May 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ...In my whole life, I've only seen two lawn mower injuries and read about one fatality...before he ran over his own foot with a lawn mower. The second injury I witnessed was a...read about a man who was blown up by a lawn mower bomb. Poor old James Larry McAnnally...

Article: LAWN MOWER RACERS LOOK TO CUT DOWN FOES
Sun Publications (IL);  July 2, 1997 ;     663 words ......5 at the Eyes to the Skies festival. Lawn mower racing claims to have reached cult status or, as Bruce Kaufman of the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association says, it's now "the fastest mowing sport." Lawn mower racing was even a featured sport on...

Article: MAN FOUND DEAD, PINNED UNDER LAWN MOWER
Evansville Courier & Press;  April 16, 2005 ;     130 words ......when he was pinned underneath his riding lawn mower. Thomas Howard's body was discovered...Coroner Rick Hickrod. The 30-inch riding lawn mower had rolled over Howard's upper torso...Howard may have been thrown off, and the lawn mower rolled over him. Or, Ringle said, Howard...

Article: Getaway mower.(Fairfield, Illnois, thief uses a lawn mower as a getaway vehicle)(Brief Article)
U.S. News & World Report;  October 21, 2002 ;     176 words ......000 in jewelry--and made his getaway on a lawn mower. That's right, folks. Fairfield Detective...man leaving a burglarized home on a red lawn mower. So, how is it that a guy riding a lawn mower--with top speeds of maybe 5 mph--managed...

Article: On your mark get set MOW Fairbury Fairgrounds to host lawn mower races
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......be the Mow-tor City when the Illinois Lawn Mower Racing Association cuts through this...Willow Springs. He became involved in lawn mower racing after watching a segment about...Total cost of the more sophisticated lawn mower his son drives was about $1,500. Lawn...

Article: REV UP YOUR LAWN MOWER, JOIN THE RACE
Sun Publications (IL);  July 2, 1997 ;     500 words ......sport Tim Allen discovered years ago: lawn mower racing. The Eyes to the Skies festival will present, for the first time, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association-sanctioned STA-BIL...sport was fueled when Tim Allen featured lawn mower racing on his season-ending show of Home...

Article: Lawn mower racing has local appeal, stars
Lake Villa Review (IL);  March 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The sport of lawn mower racing is literally cutting across...before," Penne said. "I first watched lawn mower racing at the Lake County Fairgrounds...people might laugh at his interest in lawn mower racing. But he said the snickers stop...

Article: Surgeons provide tips for trimming lawn mower injuries
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......fingers and toes due to improper use of a lawn mower each year. According to the U.S. Consumer...offices, clinics and emergency rooms for lawn mower-related injuries in 2004. "A lawn mower is not a toy; it can be dangerous if not...

Article: Mulch Ado About Lawn Mower Races
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 4, 1992 ;     616 words ......screams. When the topic gets down to lawn mower racing, the easy way out is to plant...jet-powered Dixie Chopper, the world's fastest lawn mower. That's me down there, looking like the...the pace mower at the STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Championships at 1 p.m. tomorrow...

Article: Man dies in Wellington after lawn mower flips, pins him underwater.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  October 25, 2006 ;     238 words ......was killed Wednesday morning when his lawn mower flipped over into a pond, pinning him beneath the water, deputies said. The lawn mower death was the second in Palm Beach County...man, was working near a pond when the lawn mower he was riding flipped over on top of...

Article: Mowers - they're not just for grass anymore ; If it's got wheels and a motor, somebody will race it. In fact, lawn mower race groups are growing in Maine and the U.S.
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  July 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......motor, somebody will race it. In fact, lawn mower race groups are growing in Maine and...Maine about the little-known sport of lawn mower racing. You take something that you use...love NASCAR or any kind of auto racing, lawn mower racing is an accessible, affordable alternative...

Article: Man accused of drunken driving on lawn mower 55-year-old repeat offender charged with felony, faces five-year prison sentence
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 2, 1999 ;     223 words ......prison for allegedly driving his riding lawn mower down the main streets of Waupaca while...Nitke was drinking and driving on his lawn mower. Maples later spotted Nitke drinking...can of beer, driving his 12-horsepower lawn mower and driving on city streets. She said...

Article: Solar-powered lawn mower makes grass greener.(FRONT)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  April 5, 2008 ;     294 words ......option for backyard activism is a green lawn mower made by Linamar, the auto parts manufacturer...marketed under the Stirling brand. The lawn mower will be sold under the Epic, Solaris...Roberts, Linamar spokesperson. The green lawn mower responds to the public's growing ...