cube spray
With our CUBE platform, crop protection in protected cultivation becomes autonomous and precise. The platform combines a battery-powered drive system with the electrostatic spraying technology from our technology partner OnTarget, enabling the targeted application of crop protection products.
The spraying robot is particularly well-suited for strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. OnTarget’s spraying technology can also be used on other specialty crops such as apples, cherries, grapes, hops, and other crops.
With a working width of up to 9 meters, the VALERA CUBE treats multiple rows of crops simultaneously and navigates autonomously using LiDAR sensors, GPS, and AI-based person and obstacle detection.
Thanks to its modular design, the CUBE can be flexibly adapted to different working heights, track gauges, and standing positions. This also makes it suitable for use in existing tunnel systems.
Electrostatic Spraying: how it works
The spray liquid is atomized into extremely fine droplets using air. An electrode on the nozzle electrically charges these droplets.
The charged droplets repel each other while being attracted to the plant’s surface. As a result, the spray is distributed more evenly and reaches even hard-to-reach areas, such as the undersides of leaves.
Targeted application enables efficient spraying with less water and fewer pesticides. The spraying robot has a tank capacity of 600 liters, which, depending on operating conditions, may be sufficient to treat approximately one hectare. With conventional spraying methods, for example, 3,000 liters of spray solution were previously required for this area. The treatment time is less than five hours per hectare, depending on operating conditions.
Cube in Detail
Your benefits:
- Up to 9 m working width
- Up to 10 ha of UV-C coverage per machine
- 360° Laser Navigation
- Modular and adaptable to different crops and cultivation systems
- Customizable battery capacities
- High-Performance drive systems for challenging ground conditions
- High ground clearance
- Precise steering
- Ability to drive in reverse
Network connection: Connection via Wi-Fi or cellular network (SIM card)
App Control: Easy operation and control of the robot, as well as access to operating data via a mobile app
