The first robot · Greenhouse inspection

Know what changed since the last inspection.

Our first robot does one job: it gathers comparable visual observations across a defined greenhouse area. In each pilot we measure how useful that record is to your team and what it takes to produce it.

The inspection workflow A conceptual camera robot follows a planned route between greenhouse plants and records observation points. Growing area Planned route Observation point
Concept illustration · A supervised inspection workflow

Product in development

A clearer record of what changes in your greenhouse.

Each pilot starts in one defined growing area. A camera robot follows a planned route under your team's supervision, records what it sees and hands over a traceable inspection record.

  1. Define the growing area

    Agree on the route, viewing points and inspection frequency with the team.

  2. Repeat the observation

    Capture views along the planned route and record completed coverage.

  3. Review changes in context

    Locate observations by place and time, and decide what needs attention.

  4. Measure usefulness

    Compare the workflow with the current inspection routine and suitable alternatives.

A pilot with a clear scope.

Start with a small, standardised area and an agreed output. Set review criteria before the trial, including the human supervision and support needed to operate it.

Coverage

How much of the agreed route is completed?

Record quality

Are views clear, comparable and easy to locate?

Operating effort

How much supervision, intervention and maintenance does it need?

Practical value

Does the record help the team make better-informed decisions?

A platform for observation, then manipulation.

The development platform combines a LeKiwi mobile base, cameras and a SO-101 arm. Supervised visual inspection is the first use case. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and harvesting with task-specific tools follow on the roadmap. In greenhouses, OpenFactory is the operations architecture that will connect robot tasks with irrigation, nutrients and climate control.

LeKiwi reference CAD: a mobile base with three omni wheels and a robotic arm
The open-source hardware platform informing development. This is a reference design; greenhouse applications are in development. LeKiwi · SIGRobotics-UIUC · Apache 2.0

Progress you can evaluate.

  1. Now

    Build the robot, the inspection workflow and the record it produces.

  2. Pilot evaluation

    Test usefulness and operating effort in an agreed greenhouse setting.

  3. Manipulation and further applications

    Develop task-specific tools and OpenFactory integration as evidence guides expansion into nursery workflows and outdoor research.

Build with us

Let’s discuss a greenhouse pilot, field research or investment.

The work starts with a specific growing space, field question or investment thesis.

Growers and nurseries

Tell us about your inspection routine and the observations you want to make more consistent.

Discuss a pilot

Restoration practitioners and researchers

Bring a site, a question or expertise in native plants, soil, water or field measurement.

Explore a research collaboration

Investors and long-term partners

Explore the first product, its path to commercial validation and the larger mission it can serve.

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