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  • Manufacturer: Ekobot (Sweden)
  • Robot(s): GEN-2
  • Task(s): weed removal in row-grown vegetables
  • Development start: 2017
  • Pricing: leasing price to be determined
  • Units active: 3

The Ekobot GEN-2 is battery powered and uses a combination of GPS, LiDAR, IMU and vision to navigate in row-grown vegetables. The company says the most striking detail is its ability to remove weeds as close as 1 cm to the crop with no or minimal interference with the crop. Weed removal is done without using chemicals. There are currently three Ekobot GEN-2 robots being tested in Sweden.

Availability: Pilot installations are planned in the Netherlands and Sweden in 2021.

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