The startup offers an autonomous grain storage monitoring solution that employs IoT sensors and real-time data analytics to continuously assess grain conditions. This technology enables grain merchants and cooperatives to prevent spoilage and enhance storage management, leading to reduced losses and improved operational efficiency.
Funding
$810K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Grain storage operators face challenges in maintaining optimal conditions within grain bulks, leading to potential spoilage, reduced quality, and significant financial losses. Current monitoring methods often lack accuracy and efficiency, requiring manual inspections or providing only surface-level data. This makes it difficult to proactively manage grain quality and prevent issues before they escalate.
Solution
Crover provides a robotic grain storage management system that utilizes "grain-swimming" robots to monitor the condition of stored grains with greater accuracy than traditional methods. The portable robotic system is designed for use in cereals and oilseeds, enabling safe sampling and high-resolution data collection from within grain bulks. This allows for the remote monitoring and maintenance of grain quality, reducing rejection rates, improving health and safety, detecting potential spoilage, and enabling proactive management to improve margins. The system collects and visualizes grain condition data on a web application, providing precise readings of temperature and moisture at depth, and can also stir the grain to keep it loose and aerated.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes farmers, grain storage operators, traders, and aggregators who need to efficiently and remotely monitor and maintain the quality of grain bulks.
Features
- "Grain-swimming" robots capable of omni-directional locomotion within bulk solids.
- Remote operation with intuitive controls and live video feed.
- Precise temperature and moisture readings collected at depth.
- Representative grain samples collected at depth for traceability and laboratory analysis.
- Web application for data visualization and report generation.
- Ability to stir grains, preventing crust formation and promoting aeration.
- Suitable for wheat, barley, rice, oilseeds, protein crops, and beans.