Last night, in the second episode of ‘FC De Voorzitters’ on Play4, the challenges surrounding sports field management were playfully yet painfully exposed. President Jos De Beuckelaer of soccer club KFC Sint-Lenaarts struggles with crooked lines on the field. In the broadcast, a demonstration of a lining robot is shown. This lining robot was proposed as a possible total solution, but did not fully meet the expectations.
'FC De Voorzitters' on Play4
The episode not only triggered critical reactions, but also led to confusion. Expo-Line has been approached several times today with questions about the robot, but clarified it had already distanced itself from GPS-guided robots since the end of 2022 and also no longer support this technology. We distanced ourselves from GPS-guided robot technology because we were convinced that it was not yet ready. According to the reactions we received, this was clearly visible in yesterday’s episode.