A robot that sows, hoes or fertilizes itself? Visitors to a robotics day in Uden, in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands, saw several agricultural robots working independently on the ground last week. portal Nieuweoogst.nl.
All robots are focused on performing some specific agricultural operations. With their help, it is possible to solve the problem of shortage of personnel in the agricultural sector.
For crop grower Johan van der Sanden from Etten-Löhr, the opportunity to see such a robot in action was the reason to attend a demo day. The farmer is looking for a solution to the constant shortage of labor that he constantly faces. There is one robot that Van der Sanden especially liked. The Odd.bot can weed itself.
A quick calculation showed that the purchase of such a robot is a profitable investment.
The weeding robot delivers higher yields with less manual labor. In addition, thanks to such a helper, the farm can reduce the use of chemical herbicides, and ultimately completely abandon them.