CLAAS Funds the Future of Automated Farming Practices with AgXeed
Self-driving farm machinery is no longer the imagination made true in science fiction. So of course, CLAAS is at the forefront, collaborating and investing in AgXeed, a leader in autonomous and sustainable systems.
“Our collaboration provides CLAAS with access to innovative technologies in a familiar market segment and complements our own expertise in autonomy and robotics,” says Thomas Böck, Chair of the CLAAS Group Executive Board. “In turn, AgXeed benefits from our extensive expertise and networks in areas such as data transfer, interfaces and drivetrain solutions. It’s a win-win situation and one of the reasons we decided to invest in this start-up company. The targeted AgXeed technologies are also in an advanced state of development. This solution offers farmers and contractors concrete added economic value. And what’s more, it will soon be available.”
Autonomous technology addresses the issue every grower faces: doing more with less. Feeding the growing population with less skilled labor is a challenge. Developing new ways to innovate the agricultural industry is imperative, especially for handling monotonous and sometimes dangerous tasks in the field.
AgXeed already has new technologies in the works to help meet modern demand. They’re set to launch AgBot in 2022. This autonomous field robot will offer scalable hardware, virtual planning tools and extensive data models. Designed to be flexible and easy to work with, it has a diesel-electric drive, wheels for crawler tracks, up to 156 hp and standard three-point linkage.
Joris Hiddema, co-founder of AgXeed B.V., is excited about working with CLAAS. “This means setting up future-oriented alliances between innovative companies striving for sustainable agriculture where farmers are able to optimize productivity while preserving the soil and the environment. In CLAAS we have a partner on board that believes in and shares our ideas on the future of agriculture and will accelerate bringing our solutions to the fields of farmers.”
CLICK HERE to learn more about AgXeed and see AgBot in action.
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