Blue Radix & ecoation join forces with the world’s 1st Autonomous Find & Fix solution
The companies collaborate to improve grower decision making by using vision technology and algorithms. ecoation and Blue Radix are using the data collected by ecoation’s OKO and platform to enhance the impact of Blue Radix’ algorithms for autonomous growing.
‘Servitization: an important innovation for the horticultural sector’
Jan van den Ende is Professor of Management of Technology and Innovation at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Professor of Horticultural Innovation. In the sector regularly discusses ‘servitization’:s a company’s transformation from product orientation to a service-oriented business model. As Blue Radix is a major proponent of the service-oriented model, we interviewed Jan on his vision for greenhouse horticulture from an innovation perspective.
Online demos 27 May & 2 June | Autonomous growing in 6 steps!
During the online demos on May 27 or 2 June you will get a unique glimpse into the world of autonomous growing. And we’ll also inform you about the 6 steps of our phased approach for a successful transformation to autonomous growing in your greenhouse. Would you like to know if autonomous growing is applicable for your greenhouse? Read more and subscribe!
OGVG and Blue Radix introduce autonomous greenhouse management in Ontario
The Ontario government is supporting greenhouse growers by investing over $3.6 million in 12 innovative projects to help develop new technologies and enhance competitiveness and innovation. One of these approved projects is ‘Autonomous Greenhouse Management’- a collaboration between the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) and Blue Radix.
Answers to five frequently-asked questions about autonomous growing
We are regularly asked questions about autonomous growing during conversations with growers and in our online demos. Jan Hanemaaijer, Crop Advisor at Blue Radix, answers five frequently-asked questions. Did you already know some of the answers?
How do we ensure the security and privacy of sensitive customer and company data?
Nowadays digital security risks, also in the greenhouse horticulture sector, develop fast. Perhaps even faster than new opportunities that digitalization offers. We work with a significant amount of business-sensitive data, so our security and privacy policy are well-designed and thoroughly implemented. In this article you can read about the security measures we take.
Meet the world’s first Autonomous Greenhouse Manager
Early February, Geert van der Wel started in the role of Autonomous Greenhouse Manager. He represents the human support side of our service Crop Controller in addition to the smart algorithms that control the greenhouse. Read more about how Geert helps customers and about his background.
‘Students could have better image of high-tech companies in greenhouse horticulture’
Liselotte de Vries is Business Developer at the Agtech Institute. In this interview, we ask her how TU Delft is involved in AI applications and what initiatives they are taking to make students enthusiastic about the greenhouse industry.
IT is the foundation and critical success factor for autonomous growing
Laurens van der Spek and Jeroen van der Linde discuss the importance of a secure, robust and scalable IT landscape. They also reveal the new cloud technologies being applied, and how Blue Radix ensures the privacy and security of customer data.
Answers to 5 frequently asked questions about autonomous growing
During conversations with growers and during our online demos, we are regularly asked questions about autonomous growing. Jan Hanemaaijer, Crop Advisor at Blue Radix answers 5 frequently asked questions. Did you know the answer to these questions already?