At the Royal Welsh Show in July, the burgeoning FarmDroid robot was recognised by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) for the significant part it could play on farms.
The FarmDroid is a solar-powered autonomous robot that is capable of precision drilling and weeding for a wide variety of agricultural and horticultural crops, distributed within the UK by Opico.
Opico territory manager Nick Rider was presented with FarmDroid’s gold medal and Dr Alban Davies Trophy at the Show, after the RWAS crowned FarmDroid the ‘New Machine, Implement or Device which is likely to be of most benefit to Welsh farming’.
James Woolway, managing director of Opico, said of the award: “We couldn’t be more proud that FarmDroid has been recognised by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and has been presented with this prestigious award.”
“It is a unique, fully autonomous solar powered robot, capable of precision drilling and weeding a wide variety of agricultural and horticultural crops; suited to both large and small-scale farming systems.”
FarmDroid’s gold medal award and trophy
“Vegetable, salad crop and organic producers are the most obvious types of business to benefit from the FarmDroid’s innovative technology,” Mr Woolway continued.
“However, it can be used on livestock farms for seeding and weeding fodder crops, such as stubble turnips and fodder beet, allowing farmers to produce low cost, environmentally friendly feed for animals.”
He concluded: “Opico has the distribution network, parts and technical teams to support FarmDroid throughout Wales and the whole of the UK, and this award endorses the ground-breaking product we have committed to.”
