What we do
Arugga develops ground robots to treat and monitor individual plants in the greenhouse.
We are proud to be the first company to commercialize a robot that successfully replicates (bumblebee) buzz pollination in tomato greenhouses.
Sustainability
At a time when fruit and vegetable growers around the world face enormous challenges in finding and retaining workers, we hope our robotic solutions will contribute to easing these challenges and making producers more competitive.
Arugga is proud to bring to the market a solution which will eventually reduce the use of chemicals and the spread of diseases in fruit and vegetable farming, and thus contribute to a healthier and safer planet.
Company's story
Our Specialty
Technology
Meet Polly, Arugga's robotic platform which will support several modules: robotic pollination, plant lowering, non-contact pruning and pest & disease detection. We have launched our first commercial pollination robots, now deployed in Australia, the US, Canada and Finland.
Meet Polly, Arugga's robotic platform which will support several modules: robotic pollination, plant lowering, non-contact pruning and pest & disease detection. We have launched our first commercial pollination robots, now deployed in Australia, the US, Canada and Finland.
Our story
Meet Polly, the world's first robot successfully replicating buzz pollination.
Our robotic pollination technology was successfully tested in commercial greenhouses in Israel, Australia and the United States showing results as good as and up to 20% higher yield versus manual pollination. We showed results as good as and up to 5% higher yield than bumblebees.
Equipped with cameras and AI-based computer vision, our robot recognizes flowers ready for pollination. Our air-pressure mechanism then applies calibrated air pulses to the selected flower.
Our pollination robot will work when both temperature and humidity levels are optimal in the greenhouse. Furthermore, our solution will bring about key advantages to growers currently using bees:
A non-contact solution preventing the spread of diseases by bees
The ability to work in hot and cold temperatures when bees are inefficient
Avoid the challenges faced by bees in greenhouses equipped with LED lighting
Enable the use of UV screening to decrease pest stress
Our robotic pollination technology was successfully tested in commercial greenhouses in Israel, Australia and the United States showing results as good as and up to 20% higher yield versus manual pollination. We showed results as good as and up to 5% higher yield than bumblebees.
Equipped with cameras and AI-based computer vision, our robot recognizes flowers ready for pollination. Our air-pressure mechanism then applies calibrated air pulses to the selected flower.
Our pollination robot will work when both temperature and humidity levels are optimal in the greenhouse. Furthermore, our solution will bring about key advantages to growers currently using bees:
A non-contact solution preventing the spread of diseases by bees
The ability to work in hot and cold temperatures when bees are inefficient
Avoid the challenges faced by bees in greenhouses equipped with LED lighting
Enable the use of UV screening to decrease pest stress
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