A new video on social media shows how the programmable, GPS-enabled, four-wheeled device has been deployed in time for training camp at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Wash., which kicks off today and runs through Aug. 12.
According to the Danish company’s website, Turf Tank — which costs as much as $60,000 — is being used by more than 5,000 organizations worldwide, and can paint 120 different layouts for a variety of sports, including football, soccer, baseball, lacrosse and rugby.
The device — which can also draw numbers, letters and logos — is designed to stripe fields more accurately than human-powered line markers and save the amount of time and paint it takes to prepare a surface. It works on grass, artificial turf and infield dirt.
The Seahawks told GeekWire they’ve been using the machine for about three years at VMAC (no deployment at Lumen Field) and that it takes a little under two hours to do all of the markings.
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