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If Llama Companion, It specializes in the defoliation of tomato plants and has been developed by the Dutch company Priva.
The GreenTech fair, dedicated to technological advances applied to horticulture, It held these days in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, It has been the place chosen by the creators of Kompano to present in society.
In addition, on the first day of the fair it was announced that the overall winner of the Innovation Award 2016 This robot has been developed from defoliation by the company Priva, Netherlands.
According to the jury of the contest “The robot heralds the beginning of a new era for international horticulture”. Priva has also revealed the name of the robot is called "Kompano Deleaf-Line".
According to the jury, The robot provides an innovative solution to a serious problem affecting tomato growers. Priva robot performs the laborious task of defoliation tomato, that could only be run manually. It carried out completely independently so it is economically very profitable. It is very accurate, as it works one sheet and therefore does not transfer any virus or almost none from one plant to another.
Priva his robot developed in cooperation with a large number of producers and this has allowed many tests have been carried out on the ground before it on the market.
Innovation
The jury said that the PLC Priva is the first of a series of robots, that will be developed for the horticultural sector over the coming years and herald the beginning of a new era for international horticulture.
It seems that defoliation of tomatoes is just the beginning. The company is already working on new automated solutions for growing cucumber, among others.
Companion Deleaf-Line estara disponible a partir de 2017, although the company Priva has already started to receive bookings from same.
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