Biobest Canada Ltd.

$53,228.00 CAD

≈ 8 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2021-2022-Q2-975749

Published purpose

Evaluation of the potential efficiency of a prototype pollination robot developed by Israel-based Arugga AI Farming under Canadian high tech greenhouse conditions. Using artificial intelligence, the robot is equipped with multiple cameras and air pulse systems to identify and pollinate close to 100% of tomato flowers in the greenhouse.

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