ECHO Robotic Golf Ball Pickers

Automating Ball Collection Across the Driving Range

Collecting balls is one of the most repetitive jobs on a busy driving range. ECHO robotic ball pickers automate that process by travelling around the outfield, collecting balls and returning automatically to their charging or drop-off point. Because collection can continue while the range is open, staff do not have to repeatedly drive a conventional picker through areas being used by golfers.

ECHO RP-1200 Robot Ball Picker

The ECHO RP-1200 is designed for autonomous daily ball collection across busy driving ranges. It returns to charge automatically between runs and can be monitored and scheduled remotely, allowing collection to continue with considerably less staff involvement.

Its relatively light robotic format also reduces the repeated passes and turf pressure associated with larger ride-on collecting equipment. This can be particularly useful where maintaining the condition of the range outfield is as important as collecting balls efficiently.

ECHO RP-1250 GPS-RTK Ball Picker

The newer ECHO RP-1250 adds GPS-RTK navigation for more systematic movement around the range. ECHO rates the machine to collect up to 15,000 golf balls within 24 hours across areas up to 45,000m², making it suited to larger and busier practice facilities.

GPS-RTK also allows collection areas and routes to be managed more precisely, helping the robot concentrate its working time where balls are actually being hit rather than covering the whole site in the same way.

Keep Collecting While the Range Is Open

One of the main benefits of robotic ball collection is that the machine can work around normal range operation. The picker runs quietly and autonomously, reducing the need to stop play or send staff onto the outfield solely to recover balls.

From Ball Picking to Full Range Automation

GroundTech can take the system beyond simply collecting balls. ECHO pickers can be integrated with automated drop, washing and ball-handling equipment so collected balls are transferred from the range, cleaned and returned towards the dispenser with far less manual handling.

This becomes particularly useful on high-volume sites where removing the driving task alone still leaves staff responsible for emptying, washing and moving thousands of balls each day.

Choosing the Right System for Your Range

The right setup depends on more than the number of bays. Range area, daily ball volume, terrain, collection zones and the location of existing washing and dispensing equipment should all be considered. GroundTech can assess the site and specify the picker and ball-handling setup around how your driving range actually operates.