Rowbot
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Company: Rowbot, Minneapolis, MN
Website: http://rowbot.com
Product: Rowbot is a self-propelled, multi-purpose platform that moves between corn rows, e.g., applying nitrogen fertilizer according to corn needs. It can also collect sensory data as knowledge of current and future work. GPS and a number of sensors prevent the robot from cheating the crop
Rowbot on corn. Row robots work in teams to scan nitrogen fertilizer for accuracy
Application: U.S. corn belt
Function:The tips move between corn rows – often under the canopy – to apply nitrogen fertilizer and seed cover crops.
Testing:Collaboration with Carnegie Robotics on development of Rowbot
Availability:Test marketing of in-season nitrogen and forage crop seeding services started this year; plans to expand range of services in 2015
Price:No information on cost of service
