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this robotic farm uses 90% less water
than traditional farming
according to the World Resources
Institute the world population will be
10 billion by 2050 that's 2.4 billion
more mouths to feed than today that's a
challenge that startup iron oxes
tackling iron ops wants to create more
sustainable farming by combining
robotics and hydroponics
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hydroponics is the process of growing
plants without soil iron Oxus plants
live in trees that contain a solution
rich in nutrients for the plants growth
they recently launched their indoor
production farm which grows crops
year-round there's multiple advantages
of our approach to farming with
hydroponics we can grow near consumption
near people the robotics we can make
sure that we're getting a consistently
great product every week
LED lighting helps the company grow two
dozen varieties of leafy greens and
culinary herbs including lettuce kale
and basil but where do the robots come
in to have Angus our one thousand pound
mobile robot that can pick up these
pallets of plants as well as a smart
robotic arm that can actually handle the
plants the delicacy they need the
technology used is similar to a
self-driving car using sensors and
computer vision to monitor the
environment in real time for optimal
growth first robotic arms collect data
on each plants health and growth then
the sensor connected hydroponic trees
monitor plant nutrients and pH levels so
if anything is off balance a doser can
automatically remove or add nutrients
this helps the scene the overall farms
health and efficiency
iron exclaims producing fresh and
consistent produce every week enables
them to grow 30 times more produce per
acre than traditional farms our approach
is absolutely designed to save money by
using robotics to do a lot of the
tedious tasks but also hydroponics which
is less waste we want to be the most
efficient part out there
real food a real solution to help feed
the world thanks to robots
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