California-based company New Ground Technology (NGT) recently finalized production and delivery plans for the TurfPrinter, a machine that harnesses the power of air to create high-definition image reproductions on turf.
TurfPrinter’s “digital printing system transforms a sports field from a flat green slate, to a field of high-definition imagery,” Pete Davis, Founder and CEO of NGT said in a video on the company’s website.
The sports industry has been using large expanses of grass as a makeshift canvases for years. By bending the turf in opposing directions, groundskeepers manipulate the way light reflects off blades of grass and produce patterns visible to fans in attendance and watching on TV.