Western Growers yog spearheading Ntiaj Teb Kev Sau Automation Initiative txhawm rau txhawm rau sau automation thoob plaws cov khoom lag luam tshiab, nrog lub hom phiaj ntawm automating 50% ntawm kev sau qoob loo hauv 10 xyoo.
"Rau ntau xyoo dhau los, peb cov tswvcuab tau tawm tsam nrog cov neeg ua haujlwm poob qis. Yog tias peb tsis tuaj koom ua ib qho kev lag luam kom sai thiab muaj txiaj ntsig xa cov kev daws teeb meem automation rau cov neeg ua liaj ua teb hauv lub tebchaws no, nws zoo li tias kev hloov pauv ntawm cov khoom lag luam tshiab mus rau lwm lub tebchaws yuav nce ntxiv, "Western Growers Thawj Tswj Hwm thiab CEO Dave Puglia tau hais hauv xov xwm tawm tshiab. "Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI) yog tsom ncaj qha rau ntawm qhov kev sib tw no, thiab kev sib koom ua ke ntawm ntau tus thawj coj hauv kev lag luam thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv qhov kev sim no yog qhov qhia tau zoo ntawm peb txoj kev cog lus rau kev vam meej."
Lub hom phiaj thoob ntiaj teb yog suav nrog ntau qhov haujlwm tseem ceeb tshwj xeeb tsim los daws cov kev lag luam ag kev ua haujlwm nyuaj thaum tib lub sijhawm pab sau automation start-up tuam txhab lag luam ua lag luam thiab ntsuas ntawm qhov nrawm dua:
- Technology Stack: Cov ntaub ntawv teev tseg ntawm cov txheej txheem kev sib cuam tshuam uas yuav pab cov pib ua lag luam-tus qauv cov khoom kom lawv cov neeg hlau tuaj yeem nkag mus rau hauv thaj chaw thiab kev lag luam sai dua.
- Harvest Automation Cohort: Ib pawg ntawm automation startups yuav raug xaiv raws li kev lag luam tawm tswv yim kom tau txais kev nkag mus rau kev sib koom ua ke los pab ua ke cov txheej txheem thev naus laus zis rau hauv lawv cov khoom lag luam, cov tswv yim rau kev txhawb nqa mus rau kev lag luam, kev sim thiab cov ntaub ntawv tshawb fawb.
- Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Nyuaj Siab: Ib qho kev tshuaj xyuas dav dav txog qhov cuam tshuam ntawm kev sau automation ntawm kev lag luam tshwj xeeb qoob loo yuav muab txhua xyoo raws li kev ntsuas tus neeg cog qoob loo.
- Harvest Automation Traction Roadmap: Ib daim ntawv teev cov kev sau qoob loo tam sim no pib los ntawm hom qoob loo thiab hauv kev lag luam kev nce qib / traction yuav raug faib tsis tu ncua.
Cov txheej txheem thev naus laus zis yuav tsim los ntawm pab pawg kws tshaj lij (SMEs) hauv ag thiab robotics:
- precision ag tuam txhab uas muag (Trimble, Bosch)
- thawj cov khoom lag luam thiab cov tuam txhab platform (Ramsay Highlander, Oxbow thiab SPUDNIK)
- AgTech engineering tuam txhab (Milano Technical Group, All-Phase Agricultural Engineering, Red Rooster Engineering thiab NWFM LLC)
- WG cov tswv cuab uas yog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb loj tshaj plaws thiab zoo tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb ntawm kev siv cov thev naus laus zis tshiab (Grimmway Farms, Turlock Fruit Company, Church Brothers Farms, Superfresh Growers thiab Illume Agriculture)
Pab pawg SME yuav tsim cov txheej txheem ntawm cov ntaub ntawv sib cuam tshuam kom cov pib lag luam tuaj yeem txuas rau cov tuam txhab tsheb laij teb xws li John Deere, cov tuam txhab sensor xws li Bosch, cov chaw muab khoom siv navigation xws li Trimble, thiab lwm cov koom tes tsim khoom.
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) tau ua tus khub tseem ceeb rau WG hauv kev txhawb nqa GHAI los ntawm kev muab cov lus pom zoo rau SMEs thiab sau cov pib tshiab nrog traction raws li WTFRC 52 xyoo ntawm kev paub nrog ntoo txiv ntoo innovation. Tsis tas li ntawd, WTFRC tau cog lus $ 200,000 hauv kev pab nyiaj ntau dua peb xyoos los txhawb nqa tag nrho GHAI teg num.
Ines Hanrahan, tus thawj coj ntawm WTFRC tau hais tias "Txoj kev lag luam tshwj xeeb yuav tsum tau ua haujlwm ua ke los daws cov khoom siv hluav taws xob los ntawm kev ua kom nrawm nrawm ntawm kev tsim kho tshiab thiab kev saws me nyuam," said Ines Hanrahan, tus thawj coj ntawm WTFRC. "Lub platform mus kom ze Western Growers tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm ob qho tib si pib thiab kev lag luam raws li txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws mus rau thaum kawg ua tiav lub hom phiaj no."
WG tau tuav ib qho kev sib koom ua ke ntawm tus kheej thiab kev tshwm sim virtual thaum Lub Ob Hlis 11, 2021, hauv Tulare, Calif., tshaj tawm kev tshaj tawm kev tshaj tawm ntawm Ntiaj Teb Kev Tshawb Fawb Automation Initiative. Cov peev txheej thiab cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws txog GHAI tuaj yeem nrhiav tau ntawm WG Center for Innovation & Technology lub vev xaib no.