SOLINFTECH

SOLINFTECH

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Ag-tech company Solinftec has announced that it is expanding its Solix Ag Robotics offerings.

In addition to its Solix Scouting robot, the company has unveiled its Solix Sprayer robot designed to detect and spray weeds, according to a news release.

In partnership with McKinney Corp., which will produce and manufacture the Solix spray robot, the new technology is slated to become commercially available in 2023, according to the release.

“Solinftec’s partnership with McKinney Corp. will positively impact our ability to market and deliver Solix Ag Robotics by consolidating Solix's scalability and accelerating service to the North American markets,” Leonardo Carvalho, Solinftec’s director of operations, said in the release. “It also supports Solinftec's goal of making this technology available globally.”

Solinftec has designed its scouting and sprayer robots to help producers reduce their chemical inputs and deliver a lower carbon footprint and environmental impact, according to the company.

The new Solix Sprayer robot will provide autonomous and sustainable spot-spray applications on growers' fields, according to the release.

Similar to the Solix Scouting robot, the spray robot is powered by four solar panels that control the drive system and the spray system while providing reports on crop populations, weed identification and densities, disease identification and thresholds, insect identification and thresholds, nutrient deficiency identification and densities, and other data points, according to the release.

The Solix spray robot will provide weed spot-spray maps with analysis on inputs saved and can service up to 96 acres per day depending on the field shape and terrain, according to the company.

A Brazil-founded company with its U.S. offices in Indiana, Solinftec is changing how farmers run their business with its solutions, generating up to 70% efficiency improvements by turning data into action, according to the release

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