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SUMMARY:The autonomous weeding robot from ecoRobotix
DTSTART:20180201T110000
DTEND:20180201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260508T120243Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Steve Tanner\, CTO + co-founder\, and Lorenzo Sarti\, R&D engi
 neer\, ecoRobotix\nAutonomous field robots combined with artificial visio
 n find interesting applications in agriculture. ecoRobotix\, a start-up lo
 cated in Yverdon\, has developed a solar-powered\, fully autonomous machin
 e for highly-efficient chemical weeding in various crops. Thanks to real-t
 ime plant classification using deep-learning\, and to Delta robotic arms w
 ith spraying nozzles\, the machine detects and sprays only the weeds\, res
 ulting in 95% herbicide reduction\, with ecological and economical benefit
 s. This talk will present the operation of the machine\, its design\, and 
 the possibilities of agriculture robotics in general. Some aspects of the 
 startup creation process\, from the technical idea and the business model 
 to the investment steps and the company structuration will also be shared.
LOCATION:GC B1 10 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=GCB110
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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