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Mayors in Germany are calling for a nationwide ban on robot lawnmowers operating at night. They say the machines are killing and injuring hedgehogs and other small animals. Robot lawnmowers are popular in Germany. Many people program them to work at night. But small animals like hedgehogs are most active after dark, and the machines’ […]

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