Pollination technology leader PowerPollen has launched a breakthrough fully-autonomous, AI-enabled precision pollen application system designed to transform large-scale seed and grain crop pollination.
Unveiled during a field demonstration with investors, customers, government officials and growers, the new machines are built to deliver commercial-scale collection, preservation and application at lower cost, higher efficacy, and reduced input requirements. The compact design improves maneuverability and transporting to other commercial acres while the battery-powered core of the system supports long operation times with minimal soil compaction and canopy damage.
The unmanned ground vehicles use machine vision in combination with precision spraying to optimize pollen distribution, delivering up to double yield improvement with less than half the pollen required compared to traditional hand or mechanical methodologies. Operating as autonomous units that travel row-by-row in coordinated fleets, the machines can be deployed and monitored by a single field operator, dramatically reducing seasonal labor needs while minimizing equipment footprint.
“We designed this autonomous pollen application system to work in literally any environment, from smallholder farms in India to massive commercial operations in Brazil,” said Jason Cope, PowerPollen Chief Intellectual Property Officer. “By combining scalable technology with compact, efficient form factors, we’re enabling growers everywhere to access the benefits of precision pollination and data-driven crop improvement.”
Learn more about how PowerPollen’s on-demand pollination technology works at www.powerpollen.com.
