Niqo RoboThinner™ is an ultra-high precision spot sprayer for high accuracy lettuce thinning applications.
The Niqo RoboThinner™ uses cutting-edge, real-time AI to target spray and selectively remove excess lettuce seedlings, allowing the remaining plants the space they need to grow. By bringing millimeter level precision and an accuracy of 97% to the thinning process Niqo RoboThinner™ can significantly boost the commercial viability of lettuce farming.
Lettuce thinning is a key input task in lettuce farming which determines the health and size of the final crop. Optimizing it directly improves farmer profits. Current methods of lettuce thinning are resource and time-intensive with inconsistent accuracy.
Niqo’s revolutionary solution leverages our proprietary Niqo Sense™ AI camera and advanced deep learning model to selectively spray excess seedlings, delivering a field-proven thinning accuracy of 97% and targeting plants as small as 1 inch. Niqo RoboThinner™ can deliver exceptional time efficiency with the ability to thin up to 7 acres per hour and operate at speeds of up to 3 miles per hour. Growers adopting this technology are guaranteed a return on investment within two years.
Niqo RoboThinner™ is designed to be tractor-pulled and can be retrofitted to any tractor on the market, providing growers with a seamless and hassle-free upgrade. Engineered to be versatile, it can be used on any bed configuration making it truly farm friendly.
