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Ekobot WEAI

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About Ekobot WEAI

WEAI is an electric autonomous field robot for mechanical weed control in vegetable crops. Three-dimensional cameras and AI models identify crop plants and weeds and build a real-time object map as the machine moves through each row.

A mechanical tool removes weeds close to the crop without broad chemical application. Autonomous navigation guides the vehicle through field routes and headlands. Ekobot has tested and sold the system across European vegetable operations, including onion cultivation programmes.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Precision weeding

    Pilot - performed high-precision mechanical weed control during onion cultivation trials - environment: commercial onion field in southern Sweden during the 2022 cultivation season

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Timeline

  • Ekobot field robot starts autonomous weeding on farms

    2022-05-27 - Product Launch - Ekobot autonomous weeding robots were put to work on farms in Sweden and the Netherlands. The robots used optical guidance, RTK GPS and mechanical strike tools for weed control. The field work targeted vegetable crops including onions.

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