First Robotic Farm in U.S. Opens in the Bay Area
The 8,000 square-foot indoor hydroponic facility will be producing leafy greens at a rate of roughly 26,000 heads a year.
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Posts about: automation (4)
'GrowStrip' Brings New Level of Control and Automation to Indoor Growing
The GrowStrip aims to make indoor growing smart, simple, and shareable for farmers, enthusiasts, researchers, and students around the world.
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'80 Acres Farms' Constructing "First Fully-Automated Indoor Farm In the United States"
When completed, the project will comprise over 150,000 square feet of fully-automated indoor farming in Hamilton, Ohio.
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Thanks to C-LED we'll now have Italian tomatoes in winter, too
We'll soon be enjoying Italian tomatoes grown in winter--something that, until only very recently, would have been unthinkable in our latitudes. What's made it possible is the advanced technology developed by C-LED , now being supplied (for the very first time) to Fri-El GreenHouse, one of the most
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think you know about hydroponics? check out dryponics
Germany based startup, Farmers Cut , brings the newest technology to the ‘ponics’ family, coined Dryponics, to the indoor farming industry. Thanks to the innovative team at Farmers Cut, Dryponic growing may soon spread from Germany to cities across the globe.
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Reduce Labor Costs: Automate Your Farm Today
Labor is expensive. Twenty six to 40% of total production cost is dedicated to labor in indoor farming, according to Dr. Kozai and NewBean Capital. This cost often includes paying for a combination of highly skilled work (plant science) and traditional manual labor (picking, pruning, packaging, etc)
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VERTICAL FARMING FUNDING ON THE RISE IN 2017 & PREDICTIONS FOR 2022
Vertical farming is an industry with enormous potential to change the way we eat. By saving resources and producing local food, vertical farming may alleviate many of the concerns facing traditional agriculture. However, to become a thriving, sustainable industry will require funding. This means ven
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CANON ELECTRONICS PLANS TO BUILD A FULLY AUTOMATED PLANT FACTORY IN JAPAN
TOKYO – Canon Electronics plans to open an entirely automated vegetable factory in 2019, seeking to lower costs by applying homegrown robotics technology to a burgeoning industry where stable profits remain tough to cultivate.
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THE FARM OF THE FUTURE MIGHT BE ENTIRELY RUN BY ROBOTS
This WIRED Video shows how Silicon Valley greenhouse start up, Iron Ox, is teaching its robots to perform some of the farm’s most labor intensive tasks, and autonomously identify issues with crops.
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