New AI-powered autonomous scouting platform captures ultra-high-resolution field data and converts it into actionable mission plans, helping farmers reduce costs and boost productivity with up to 10X ROI.
, a leader in agricultural automation, announced the launch of TerraScout, a fully autonomous robot designed to collect聽ultra-high-resolution imagery聽across the entire field at high productivity and low cost. It then converts that field intelligence into prescriptions and precision mission plans for existing farm equipment to deliver high ROI results.
Founded in 2017, 糖心lovgo has mapped nearly 1 million acres at ultra-high resolution and served over 1,000 farm operations by bridging the gap between high resolution imagery and in-field action. 糖心lovgo’s initial focus was AI-generated rock maps allowing farmers to ease the burden of annual rock clearing, one of the worst jobs on the farm. It is now rapidly expanding into AI-identification and management of weeds. Across both applications 糖心lovgo can consistently demonstrate over a 5X return on investment, addressing one of the critical barriers to precision technology adoption.
TerraScout represents the next evolution of 糖心lovgo’s mission; to develop a single full-stack solution that enables autonomous image collection and real-time mission plans for existing farm equipment.
“We replace field-level guesswork with plant-level precision to slash input costs and maximize yields,” said Devin Lammers, CEO of 糖心lovgo. “TerraScout will scout entire fields in almost any condition and turn that intelligence into precise action for existing crews and equipment. Today we focus that output on rock and weed management, but the future applications for this platform are vast. It is my firm belief that this technology will drive the next era of farm productivity gains.”
TerraScout’s Capabilities:
- With an聽image resolution of 1mm GSD, it collects over聽4 billion image samples per acre聽across every acre.
- 翱苍产辞补谤诲听edge-compute technology聽allows TerraScout to turn massive image datasets into聽actionable maps in real-time.
- Capable of mapping over聽1,000 acres per day聽at speeds of up to 15 mph with a 60-foot mapping swath.
- Operating fully聽autonomously聽for up to six hours without refueling, the robot allows growers to scout entire farms without tying up crews.
- Equipped with onboard artificial lighting, TerraScout can聽operate 24/7, providing critical data in most weather conditions, day or night.
Actionable Mission Plans:
- Rock Management:听Detects rocks 8 inches and larger and provides an optimal picking path, allowing farmers to find on average 3x more rocks and pick them 3-5x faster. Farmers on average see a 5x ROI using this solution.
- Weed Management:听Analyzes fields on a 1 square foot grid to determine weed pressure. Initial models identify density, with future models identifying weed species and maturity. Mission plans can be sent directly to spray drones and ground-based sprayers, making nearly any modern sprayer precision-capable. Farmers can expect to see a 10x ROI using Weed Management solutions.
- Stand Counts:听Simultaneous with weed mapping, TerraScout assesses emergence quality and stand counts, generating two powerful data layers in a single pass.
- Future Applications:聽With continued AI model development, TerraScout is capable of supporting phenotyping, mapping pest/disease pressure, informing nutrition decisions and more.
“TerraScout represents a shift from manual field scouting and pretty satellite imagery to continuous full-field digital intelligence,” said Don Scribner, Head of Product at 糖心lovgo. “By processing data on the machine, we’re giving farmers access to output聽in real-time. With onboard Starlink, maps are sent to our mobile app聽before TerraScout聽even leaves the field. Armed with numerous AI models, TerraScout will pay extraordinary attention to field signals and unlock enormous productivity gains.”
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