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First Autonomous Driverless Tractor Greenbot Introduced At AgriTechnica

 Farms.com Team

Information from www.precisionmakers.com

A Dutch company, Conver introduces the first autonomous driverless tractor named Greenbot at the recent Agritechnica tradeshow in Germany. The Greenbot is the first self-propelled machine to be developed especially for all professionals in the green, landscaping, horticulture sector who perform actions which are repeated regularly. These can vary from activities for fruit growing, market gardening, agriculture to the municipal sector. The Greenbot can also be used on golf links to cut lawns and a wide range of jobs can be performed fully unmanned.  The Greenbot breaks new ground in every respect. From a technical viewpoint, the machine has been built with the very best materials in accordance with the latest technical insights. The electronics include the best GPS system based on the patented Teach & Playback technology from Probotiq. 

Farms.com is waiting on word from the company on when they plan to introduce this technology in North America.

For more information visit http://www.precisionmakers.com

 

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Source: precisionmakers


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