Keywords

• Drift reduction practices
• Horticulture
• Human health
• Spot spraying
• Unmanned vehicles
• Robots
• Best practices
• Precision farming
• Imaging and modelling
• Dose calculation
• Reduction of PPP use
• Row crops
• Arable field crops
• Biological PPP

Description

AX-1 is an autonomous weeding robot that through pictures of the crop and their analysis, can apply a microdroplet of pelargonic acid onto the weeds. AX-1’s application method combines artificial intelligence and new nozzle technology. AX-1 aims droplets of herbicide only on the weeds, with a resolution of 6x6mm enabling also the use of novel, environmentally friendly herbicides (bio-herbicides). The robot is based on a modular design with a robust but lightweight frame (dry weight of AX-1 is 260kg) meaning that the robot can be tailor-made to fit the desired farming operation.

Details

Manufacturer

Kilter AS

City

Langhus, Viken

Country

Norway

Number of Employees

11-50

SETA Specifications

Cropping Systems

Arable Crops, Open field, Open field vegetables,

Operation Type

• Plant Protection Product application

Effects

• Optimize the precision of spraying (ex : Tools for sprayer adjustment, Spraying performance assessment, etc.)
• Mitigate diffuse sources of pollutions (ex : all kinds of Drift Reducing Technologies: recycling panels, nozzles innovation, adjuvants, sprayer’s architecture)
• Input costs
• Pesticide use
• Stress for farmer
• Pesticide residue on product
• Soil protection
• Human exposure to chemicals

Technology Type

• IoT
• Automated System (Including Unmanned Vehicles)

Crop Sprayer Types

• Horizontal boom sprayers
• Not Applicable

TRL

TRL 8 – First of a kind commercial system

Find out more

Website

https://www.kiltersystems.com/ax1

Audio/Visual Material

https://m.facebook.com/KilterAS/

https://youtu.be/ZMx-taIgyro?list=TLGGBfpVNBMbt9gyMjEyMjAyMQ