Built it. Adapt it. Own it.
The OpenWeedLocator project thrives because of its community. From Australia to more than 10 countries globally and counting, people are building, adapting, and improving the OWL for their own unique challenges. This is what open-source innovation looks like.
OWLs in the Wild
Here are just a few examples of what the community has built.
12m OWL precision spraying boom
A 12m system (our widest yet) was developed at the University of Copenhagen to test out larger systems, power distribution and centralized control. It relies on a Wi-Fi network for system management.
OWL on a Ute
Our most popular form-factor to date! A 2-meter spot spraying boom using two OWLs to control solenoids, mounted on the back of a utility vehicle at the University of Sydney.
Robot-Mounted OWL
The Agerris Digital Farm Hand at the University of Sydney, using an OWL system for precise weed control in trial plots.
The Bicycle Sprayer
Proving that innovation doesn’t require a big budget, this OWL is mounted on a bicycle as a test case for precision spraying.
AgroIntelli Robotti
A test integration of OWL with a leading robotics platform.
ATV-mounted OWL
With just some RAM Mounts, this OWL was used for image-data collection in fields in Denmark