Relox Robotics Range Picker™
Autonomous Golf Ball Picker for Driving Ranges
Keep golf balls moving without relying solely on staff-operated picker vehicles. The Range Picker uses high-precision GPS, mapped work areas, onboard sensors, and automated scheduling to collect balls day and night.
OnPar Automation helps golf facilities plan and install the Range Picker, map each range, train staff, and provide ongoing U.S.-based support—so the system is configured for the way your facility actually operates.
What Is an Autonomous Golf Ball Picker?
An autonomous golf ball picker is a battery-powered robot that collects practice balls using mapped boundaries, GPS navigation, sensors, and a programmable schedule. When its trailer is full, the Range Picker travels to a designated drop-off point, unloads the balls, and returns to work. It also returns to its charging station automatically when the battery needs to recharge.
Range Picker at a Glance
Up to 60,000 balls per day
Collection potential when scheduled throughout the day
Approximately 1,000 balls per load
Before returning to the designated drop-off point
Up to 6 hours of picking
Per charge, depending on operating conditions
Approximately 2 hours to recharge
With automatic return to the charging station
High-precision GPS navigation
Combined with sensors, mapped boundaries, and designated work areas
Remote scheduling and monitoring
Manage schedules, zones, activity, and alerts through the Relox App
The Range Picker System
The core system consists of the autonomous Range Picker and collecting trailer, charging station, and GPS base station. OnPar plans the placement and configuration of each component for your facility before installation.
Robot & Trailer
The battery-powered robot navigates mapped picking areas and pulls the trailer that collects the balls.
Charging Station
The Range Picker returns automatically to recharge, then resumes collecting according to its programmed schedule.
GPS Base Station
Provides the positioning reference used for high-precision navigation throughout the mapped range.
Choose the Right Drop-Off Solution
Every Range Picker needs a designated place to unload. OnPar helps determine whether a basket-based Bridge or a more automated ball-handling system fits your range.
Bridge
A flexible, no-power option that unloads balls into removable baskets for staff to empty as needed.
Automated drop-off system
Connects ball collection with washing and transport equipment to reduce manual handling between the range and ball room.
Mapped for the Way Your Range Operates
During installation, OnPar maps the range and configures where the Range Picker can operate, how different areas are prioritized, and where it charges and unloads. After the system begins operating, we help refine the map and schedules based on actual range conditions and ball volume.
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1. Virtual Boundary
Defines the overall area in which the Range Picker can operate.
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2. Picking Areas
Divide the range into sections that can be scheduled or prioritized based on ball volume and operating needs.
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3. Obstacle Areas
Mark individual objects, targets or larger areas the Range Picker should avoid, including temporary conditions such as construction or standing water.
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4. Slow Zones
Reduce the Range Picker’s speed in designated areas where more controlled movement is appropriate.
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5. Drop-off Location
Identifies where the Range Picker unloads collected balls before returning to work.
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6. Charging Station
Identifies where the Range Picker automatically returns when its battery needs to recharge.
Relox App
Schedule and Monitor
Once the range is mapped, operators can use the Relox App to manage when and where the Range Picker works and monitor its activity throughout the day. OnPar Automation helps configure the initial schedule and refine it as ball volume, range traffic, and seasonal conditions change.
Example of weekly schedule in the Relox App
Schedule by picking area
Set operating windows and prioritize different sections of the range.
Check current status
See which picking area the Range Picker is working in and whether it is operating, charging, or stopped.
Review activity and alerts
Use operating history and system alerts to understand recent performance and identify issues that may need attention.
Designed for an Active Driving Range
The Range Picker is designed to collect balls during operating hours and overnight, using mapped navigation and onboard detection to move through your driving range. These systems work together to keep its travel controlled and predictable.
Guided Navigation
High-precision GPS works with virtual boundaries, mapped obstacles, and scheduled work areas to keep the Range Picker within its configured operating plan.
Onboard Detection
Dual ultrasonic sensors help detect objects ahead, while the front contact bumper provides an additional layer of contact detection.
Automated Movement
The battery-powered Range Picker operates quietly and automatically travels to its mapped drop-off and charging locations as needed.
Range Picker Planning, Installation and Support
A successful automation project requires more than delivering equipment. OnPar Automation plans, installs, configures, and supports the Range Picker around the way each driving range operates.
1. Plan the System
OnPar reviews the range layout, operating needs, site conditions, and drop-off goals to plan the location of the charging station, GPS base station, collection areas, and ball drop-off solution.
2. Install, Map and Train
Our team installs and tests the system, maps the operating boundary and work areas, and configures the initial schedule. We also train staff to operate, monitor, and care for the Range Picker.
3. Optimize and Support
During the first weeks of operation, OnPar helps refine schedules, picking areas, and other settings based on actual ball volume and range conditions. Through an active support plan, customers receive Relox App access, cellular connectivity, remote monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing U.S.-based support.
Autonomous Does Not Mean Maintenance-Free
The Range Picker eliminates the need for someone to drive a traditional picker vehicle, but it still requires routine cleaning, inspection, and preventive maintenance. Regular care helps keep the sensors, wheels, picking components, and charging system operating reliably.
What Could Autonomous Ball Collection Change at Your Range?
Reduce Daily Collection Hours
A facility currently assigning several staff hours each day to traditional ball collection may be able to redirect that time toward facility maintenance, customer service, and other higher-priority range operations.
Reduce Vehicle-Related Costs
Replacing or reducing traditional picker-vehicle use may lower fuel, maintenance, repair, and eventual replacement costs.
Collect Throughout the Day
A Range Picker can work on a programmed schedule while the facility is open, helping maintain ball supply without waiting for a dedicated collection window.
Use your facility’s labor, equipment, fuel, and operating costs to compare traditional ball collection with an autonomous system. Click below to calculate your potential savings.
Let’s Talk About Your Range
Every facility has a different layout, ball volume, terrain and ball-handling process. Talk with OnPar about whether the Range Picker is a fit and what it would take to install and support the system at your range.