CNH Industrial has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Stout Industrial Technology, a US-based startup focused on smart implements for agriculture powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
These include See & Act allows machines that can carry out tasks based on sensor-detected data. Stout has demonstrated results in this field with its Smart Cultivator – a software-controlled implement that uses cameras, AI and proprietary vision technology to distinguish crops from weeds. Once identified, the implement simultaneously cultivates the crop and removes weeds.
Ultimately this technology simplifies cultivating and weeding for farmers, letting them perform the tasks simultaneously – and without the use of chemicals.
Stout’s existing platform will extend CNH’s mechanical weeding product offering and will accelerate the development of further cultivation solutions. Stout machines will also soon be distributed via the New Holland dealer network.
