Drone 'Swims' Through Grain Bins

This is Tim Hammerich of the Ag Information Network with your Farm of the Future Report.

Innovation in agriculture has come a long way. From farmers using handheld tools to now embracing automated technologies, each sector requires a unique approach. Sarah Ostberg of Crover shares how they found a use case in grain and storage management.

Ostberg... "So it actually happened kind of out of nowhere. It wasn't planned. We figured out how to make the world's first underground device that's able to move in every single direction. So if you think of like, the worm from dune, right? It wouldn't be able to move, it would need the Crover effect. So we came across this and his professor said, you know what? You found something. Let's do something big with this. And, he found out, you know what? The grain industry would be a perfect spot to make this a reality to change lives."

This realization led to Crover developing the world's first subterranean drone.

Ostberg... "It's basically like a drone flying in the air but without wings. So it's able to fly or swim through the grain, is what we like to say, call it the grain swimming technology. And then with that technology, it's able to sense temperature, moisture, CO2, also able to collect samples anywhere throughout the bulk as well."

Learn more about Crover’s technology at crover.tech