Corvus Drones from Ede , the Netherlands , develops and produces drones that can wing fully autonomously in glasshouse . The drones garner valuable data point for craw monitoring . With this information , growers can give rise food more expeditiously and sustainably . For the further development of the drone and scaling up the marketing activity , Corvus Drones has raised an investment from Navus Ventures , ECG Ventures , and Oost NL .
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Greenhouse gardening is struggling with several challenge : Worldwide , the greenhouses land area is mature by 5 - 10 % per year , glasshouse operations are becoming progressively complex , and there is a structural staff dearth . Drones offer a resolution by automating various tasks . With the help of camera and sensors , the Corvus radio-controlled aircraft can , for example , carry out seed germination counting or monitor harvest growth .
" In nursery gardening , there is a majuscule need for data come to craw growth . For a grower , it ’s almost impossible to supervise the crop in every part of the glasshouse on a daily basis . More insight leads to fewer refinement risks and a more efficient supply concatenation . This saves cost for growers and contributes to sustainable and efficient solid food production , " explain Frans - Peter Dechering , carbon monoxide - father of Corvus Drones .
" Horticultural fellowship have become so turgid that harvest entropy is automatically necessary on a large scale . Our ambition is to make the drone coating potential for every grower worldwide . This elbow room , we also make a pregnant contribution to an even more sustainable production chain , " explains Dechering .
The team with Corvus Drones
For the development of this drone , we work closely with several launch customers to translate hypothesis into practice session and with practical software developer who , for example , create AI model for canvass the collect data , like Track 32 , also based in Food Valley Wageningen . " unparalleled from our monotone is that it navigates liberty base on visual modality because GPS sign are too weak to practice in a greenhouse . In addition , the drone must be able to ' look ' very precisely at young plants – that makes positioning a challenge . "
investment funds for further market introductionOost NL has been imply in the company ’s former phases through the ION+ program since 2019 . This enabled the enterpriser to further develop and validate the engineering science . The drone is now ready for market introduction for young plant , pot plant growers , and breeder . " With this new investment , we can optimize the drone , modernize unexampled applications and train the organization for the further commercial drum roll - out of the product , " says Dechering .
Carl Heijne , senior investing manager Food at Oost NL : " Producers can use this laggard to better control yield and predict harvests more accurately . It reduces solid food waste . Dutch horticulture is seen worldwide as a leader in the field of product and creation . Companies like Corvus are essential to this . They mould a bridge between knowledge foundation and growers by putting innovations on the grocery in a practically applicable and low-priced agency . " Oost NL invest from the Participation Fund Oost NL .
Founders Corvus Drones ( left : Frans - Peter Dechering , right : Gerhold ten Voorde )
Jacco Zuijdweg , investment coach at ECG Ventures : " These pilotless aircraft collect a large amount of data from the crops . And more significantly : Corvus Drones works together with the right partners to convert this datum into useful information for the grower . This gives growers easy and effective insight into the condition and growth of their crop . We are proud to be able to contribute to an important next pace towards fully autonomous flying drones in horticulture . "
Jaap Zijlstra , investment manager , Navus Ventures : " Corvus Drones allow for a valuable service to cultivator in greenhouse horticulture who embrace digitization and automation to improve their commercial enterprise , not only deliver the data but also bringing it to a tangible follow - up together with their partners . This investment fits absolutely within our scheme to support modern starting time - ups that lend to the conversion to sustainable solid food and Energy Department . "
For more information : Corvus Droneswww.corvusdrones.eu
Frans - Peter Dechering+31 ( 0 ) 624 - 431639[email protect ]
