Self contained fully automated robotic crop production facility
CA 2382585 A1 · Owner: Bar-On, David · Inventors: Hessel, Lior; Bar-On, David
Overview
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An automated system (2) for providing a continuous yield of fresh agricultural produce, the system (2) comprising a housing (6) including a three dimensional seeding and germination zone (8), a three dimensional planting and growth zone (24) and a three dimensional zone (40) for holding automatic seeding planting , and harvesting equipment; a plurality of seeding shelves (62) being arranged in substantially horizontal layers in the three dimensional seeding and germination zone (8), each of the seeding shelves (62) including a two dimensional array of seeding locations (28) each of the locations (28) being , for accepting seeds and for supporting the development of a seedling; a …
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- Filed August 31, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 31, 2020.
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