Crops could be stored more efficiently by deploying a burrowing robot from Crover that manoeuvres through grain bulks to record and relay data on conditions within them.
of grain goes bad each year, which is such a waste. well, doctor lorenzo conti thinks he might have a solution. doctor lorenzo, what is it? what we have developed, lara, is the world s first subterranean drone and we re using it specifically to help the grain storage operators maintain the quality of their stock. you called it a drone, but it doesn t look much like a drone. that s right. since there wasn t a word in the dictionary to describe what it is, we have come up with one. we call it a crover . how does it work and what does it do exactly? it swims through grain in storage, like in silos and sheds, monitoring conditions of the grain like temperature and moisture and helping maintain quality. how does this vary from conventional methods of looking after your grain? well, traditionally, you would need a farmer to physically walk on top of the grain bulk with a heavy spear and taking samples at a few points, which is dangerous and in some
well, dr lorenzo conti thinks he might have a solution. dr lorenzo, what is it? what we have developed, lara, is the world s first subterranean drone and we re using it specifically to help the grain storage operators maintain the quality of their stock. you called it a drone but it doesn t look much like drone. that s right. since there wasn t a word in the dictionary to describe what it is, we have come up with one. we call it a crover . how does it work and what does it do, exactly? it swims through grain in storage, like in silos and sheds, monitoring the conditions of the grain like temperature and moisture and helping maintain quality. how does this vary from conventional methods of looking after your grain? well, traditionally, you would need a farmer to physically walk on top of the grain bulk with a heavy iron spear and taking samples at a few points, which is dangerous and, in some situations, not possible to do. ok, that sounds like a biggerjob.
in a low carbon way you just need to be near a waste heat source and there are plenty of those around the world. thanks, jen. of course, once our crops have been harvested, they need to be stored safely so they don t spoil. an estimated 630 million tonnes of grain goes bad each year, which is such a waste. well, doctor lorenzo conti thinks he might have a solution. doctor lorenzo, what is it? what we have developed, lara, is the world s first subterranean drone and we re using it specifically to help the grain storage operators maintain the quality of their stock. you called it a drone but it doesn t look much like a drone. that s right. since there wasn t a word in the dictionary to describe what it is, we have come up with one. we call it a crover . how does it work and what does it do exactly? it swims through grain in storage, like in silos and sheds, monitoring the conditions of the grain like temperature and moisture and helping maintain quality. how does this vary
since there wasn t a word in the dictionary to describe what it is, we have come up with one. we call it a crover . how does it work and what does it do exactly? it swims through grain in storage, like in silos and sheds, monitoring the conditions of the grain like temperature and moisture and helping maintain quality. how does this vary from conventional methods of looking after your grain? well, traditionally, you would need a farmer to physically walk on top of the grain bulk with a heavy spear and taking samples at a few points, which is dangerous and in some situations not possible to do. ok, that sounds like a biggerjob. so do you think farmers are going to use this? right now, we re focused mostly on centralised grain storage hubs, which are usually owned by grain merchants and port operators, but we d like to develop in the future a version that is suitable for farmers as well. 0k, and i m hoping when it s used in the real world, it doesn t mix up the grains like that. i can h