Niqo Robotics, spot spray provider of AI robotics for sustainable farming, is expanding into the North American market with the launch of the Niqo RoboThinner. The system enables thinning the lettuce crop, thus improving the commercial viability of lettuce growing.
The Niqo RoboThinner is an high precision spot sprayer that uses real-time AI to target spray and selectively remove excess lettuce seedlings, allowing the remaining plants the space they need to grow. This is a crucial process in lettuce farming to ensure the final crop is healthy and uniform in size.
After successfully commercializing over 100,000 acres with 50 deployed units, Niqo Robotics is now expanding into the North America market to reduce the reliance on manual, time-consuming, and resource-intensive process with limited accuracy when farming Lettuce. Achieving optimal profitability for growers requires millimeter-level precision in lettuce thinning which current processes are unable to deliver.
Niqo RoboThinner offers a complete solution to current lettuce thinning challenges. Powered by the proprietary Niqo Sense AI camera and advanced deep learning models, it selectively targets excess seedlings, delivering a field-proven thinning accuracy of 97%. It can precisely target plants as small as 1 inch Niqo RoboThinner provides time efficiency gains with the ability to thin 7 acres per hour and operate at speeds of up to 3 miles per hour. Calculated Return on investment is within two years, according to Niqo.
Niqo RoboThinner is designed to be tractor-pulled and can be retrofitted to any tractor on the market. Engineered to be versatile, it can be used on any bed configuration making it truly farm friendly.
“We are excited to enter the North American market with Niqo RoboThinner as our debut product. Over the past year, we’ve engaged with growers in the Salinas and Yuma regions, gaining insights into their key challenges. Lettuce thinning is an escalating concern, requiring a dependable and sustainable solution. Niqo’s RoboThinner has been precision engineered for exceptional accuracy and speed,” said Jaisimha Rao, Founder & CEO of Niqo Robotics.
Niqo RoboThinner will debut at FIRA 2024 in Woodlands, California, from October 22 to 24.
The Niqo RoboThinner high precision spot sprayer uses real-time AI to target spray and selectively remove excess lettuce seedlings, allowing the remaining plants the space they need to grow.
