IAM Agricultural Machinery has just been appointed the sole distributor for FarmDroid ApS. The Kilkenny distributor will be showcasing it for the first time in Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois.
FarmDroid FD20 is the world’s first fully automatic robot that can take care of both sowing and weed control. The FarmDroid robot enables farmers to reduce the cost of sowing and weed control while being CO2 neutral, and pesticide-free.
Powered by sunshine, over 250 units are working in over 18 countries to-date, including up to 10 in the UK, the Irish Farmers Journal understands.
Powered by sunshine, the Irish Farmers Journal understands that over 250 units are working in over 18 countries to-date, including up to 10 in the UK.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed. Subsequently, it performs mechanical weed control both between the rows and inter-row, securing effective, precise and non-chemical weeding of the field. The distributor says that this sowing precision enables the robot to clean the crops closely, eliminating the need for manual or chemical weed control.
The four solar panels placed on top of the robot produce power for two lithium batteries, which ensures power for up to 24 hours daily and CO2-neutral operation of the robot.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed.
In this way, you do not need to charge the batteries externally. The unit can work in the field throughout the entire season, without worrying about the weather. The FD20 can operate non-stop for 24 hours, stopping only when batteries are flat. Once batteries are flat, brakes are applied until the sun rises and starts recharging the batteries.
Output is expected to be in the region of 6ha/day, with the machine relying entirely on real-time kinematic (RTK) guidance.
“FarmDroid is the first truly commercial autonomous robot operating on farms around the world and we are delighted to partner with them,” sales and business development director Pat Kenny said.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed.
Hardi
IAM will also showcase Hardi’s most recently launched high-end trailer sprayer, the Aeon Centura. The manufacturer says the sprayer line is built on a customer-centric functional design with ease and automatic operation, precise fluid system, ultimate boom performance and improved tracking of the tractor.
The FD20 can operate non-stop for 24 hours, stopping only when batteries are flat.
It features the newly developed Aeon chassis utilising the hydraulic axle and leaf-spring drawbar suspension. The Comfort-Track wheel steer system allows a turning radius of only 6.3m.
Spec includes a 4,200l or 5,200l tank, a 560l rinse tank, a 40l clean water tank and Delta Force 24-39m or Twin Force 24-30m booms.
For seeding, there are two roller discs and a furrow opener that creates a small opening for seeds to be placed into via the electric metering system. A consolidation roller then packs the surface for good soil seed contact.
IAM Agricultural Machinery has just been appointed the sole distributor for FarmDroid ApS. The Kilkenny distributor will be showcasing it for the first time in Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois.
FarmDroid FD20 is the world’s first fully automatic robot that can take care of both sowing and weed control. The FarmDroid robot enables farmers to reduce the cost of sowing and weed control while being CO2 neutral, and pesticide-free.
Powered by sunshine, over 250 units are working in over 18 countries to-date, including up to 10 in the UK, the Irish Farmers Journal understands.
Powered by sunshine, the Irish Farmers Journal understands that over 250 units are working in over 18 countries to-date, including up to 10 in the UK.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed. Subsequently, it performs mechanical weed control both between the rows and inter-row, securing effective, precise and non-chemical weeding of the field. The distributor says that this sowing precision enables the robot to clean the crops closely, eliminating the need for manual or chemical weed control.
The four solar panels placed on top of the robot produce power for two lithium batteries, which ensures power for up to 24 hours daily and CO2-neutral operation of the robot.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed.
In this way, you do not need to charge the batteries externally. The unit can work in the field throughout the entire season, without worrying about the weather. The FD20 can operate non-stop for 24 hours, stopping only when batteries are flat. Once batteries are flat, brakes are applied until the sun rises and starts recharging the batteries.
Output is expected to be in the region of 6ha/day, with the machine relying entirely on real-time kinematic (RTK) guidance.
“FarmDroid is the first truly commercial autonomous robot operating on farms around the world and we are delighted to partner with them,” sales and business development director Pat Kenny said.
With GPS technology, FarmDroid sows the crops in the field and marks precisely where every single seed is placed.
Hardi
IAM will also showcase Hardi’s most recently launched high-end trailer sprayer, the Aeon Centura. The manufacturer says the sprayer line is built on a customer-centric functional design with ease and automatic operation, precise fluid system, ultimate boom performance and improved tracking of the tractor.
The FD20 can operate non-stop for 24 hours, stopping only when batteries are flat.
It features the newly developed Aeon chassis utilising the hydraulic axle and leaf-spring drawbar suspension. The Comfort-Track wheel steer system allows a turning radius of only 6.3m.
Spec includes a 4,200l or 5,200l tank, a 560l rinse tank, a 40l clean water tank and Delta Force 24-39m or Twin Force 24-30m booms.
For seeding, there are two roller discs and a furrow opener that creates a small opening for seeds to be placed into via the electric metering system. A consolidation roller then packs the surface for good soil seed contact.
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