GHveggieWeeder

The pilot introduces a highly innovative solution for removing weeds in in-ground greenhouses. It is based on a compact (1m x 1m x 1m dimensions), fully autonomous, lightweight (<100kg), 100% electric battery-powered, 4-wheeled robotic rover.

It uses a revolutionary weeding method, a focused energy beam, which destroys weeds effectively, is fully in line with organic farming regulations, with no harm to surrounding crop plants or living organisms, and crucially no fire hazard created. The robot targeting system based on trained AI computer vision algorithms provides extremely high precision and consistence, even compared with manual weeding. The robot’s advanced navigation capabilities and large-capacity battery packs allow for unsupervised work for days on end.

The proposed pilot solution will upgrade a base platform already developed by the EIC Awardee under the EIC Accelerator project with additional functionalities making it much-better adapted to the greenhouse farming specifics.