Maker's videoAGROBOT · 15 Aug 2026
Kiko Autonomous Robot: Nighttime UV-C Treatment for Chemical-Free Crop Care
Against the record
Agrobot strawberry harvester, from Agrobot, is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Working with a named customer in a real setting. The latest milestone on its record is from 26 July 2019: Future Farming reported Agrobot robots harvesting strawberries in California, on a machine with 30 robot arms.
This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.
From the video's description
Watch how we achieve effective, chemical-free crop protection using our proprietary towed UV-C treatment trailer module. Delivering targeted ultraviolet radiation under the cover of darkness allows growers to completely break their reliance on intensive chemical inputs while safely controlling destructive pests and fungal pathogens. Why Autonomous UV-C is a Game-Changer for Crop Health: 🔹 Disrupts Powdery Mildew DNA: Fungal diseases like powdery mildew quickly develop resistance to conventional chemical sprays. UV-C light directly penetrates and breaks the DNA of the fungi, stopping spore replication in its tracks. 🔹 The Power of the Dark: Fungi possess natural DNA-repair mechanisms triggered by sunlight. Applying UV-C light exclusively at night catches pathogens when their repair mechanics are entirely dormant, rendering the treatment up to 10 times more effective than daytime appl…
Written by AGROBOT on YouTube.
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