by Dr Lorenzo Conti, Crover Ltd, UK
Crover Ltd is on a mission to help grain-storekeepers reduce losses and
maintain optimum storage conditions. Its product, the “Crover”, is the first
and only remote monitoring robotic device that provides real-time data on the
temperature and moisture levels throughout the whole grain storage unit while
“swimming” through the grain.
Grain is the second most traded commodity in the world after oil and yet much
of its supply chain processes are still dependent on archaic and old methods.
In fact, up until now, a grain storage unit is a “black box” – there is no
clear picture of what is going on inside.
Like a drone’s wings in air, or a boat’s rotor in water, a Crover robot uses our patented method for locomotion in bulk solids to move through solid grains, while building a full map of conditions within the grain storage unit using sensors on its body. Grain-storekeepers will finally be able to enter and “see within” any storage vessel and make proactive decisions to start optimising yield and revenue from every harvest besides #SavingGrains.
Store grain adequately or lose profit!
Cereal grains are the basis of staple food, yet post-harvest losses during long-term storage are exceptionally high, above 20 percent in the UK and worldwide. Pests are to blame, with grain moisture content and temperature being the most significant factors.
In developing and designing the Crover robot, we’ve researched and spoken to some of our potential customers so that our Crovers not only address the issue of verifying grain conditions within a storage unit, but they are also being created with the end user in mind. We’re taking into account the entire customer journey, from setting up a Crover to receiving alerts on your phone when conditions aren’t optimal.
Unlike current grain monitoring solutions, most of which only measure one variable and have limited reach, Crover’s Phase 1 features and functions can lead to a reduction in spoilage, an increase in efficiency, and saved time as well as lowered overall costs. In Phase 2, Crover has the potential to become an all-in-one solution; additional sensors will be implemented on the Crover robot, to provide real-time measurements of grain volume in stock, insect presence, phosphine concentration, as well as to intervene topically to suboptimal conditions and to hinder the growth of infestations.
Read more HERE.
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