THE Robotics announced on the 8th that it will begin full-scale field verification of its agricultural follower transport robot 'botbox' in Yabushi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Yabusi is a rural area in the middle of Japan with a serious problem of aging of the agricultural population and labor shortage, and there is a high need for the introduction of robots to automate agricultural work. The area was designated as a “national strategic special zone,” and in order to promote the introduction of innovative technologies to the field, local problem-solving POC (Proof of Concept) demonstration companies were recruited, and only four out of 30 participating teams were finally selected. Among them, Derrobotics is the only Korean company to be selected.
The 'Botbox' being used for verification is a follower transport robot developed to automate repetitive and heavy transport work in field farming. It is currently contributing to productivity improvement in domestic fruit farms due to its simple operation method and field applicability. It is explained that it can be immediately deployed in Japanese rural areas based on its high field applicability.
During the two-month intensive verification period, Derrobotics aims to optimize the technology by reflecting the opinions of local farmers and produce quantitative results that improve farming efficiency by more than 20%.
“We hope that our transport robots will contribute to substantial labor savings in Japan’s rural areas where the population is aging,” said Kang Dong-woo, CEO of Derrobotics. “Based on this demonstration, we will work to expand the supply of robots throughout Japan.”
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