Grain Weevil wins Ag Innovation Challenge

Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022

Ben Johnson, a Nebraska Farm Bureau member, is team lead with Grain Weevil Corporation, the 2022 Ag Innovation Challenge winner.
Submitted photo by Philip Gerlach for AFBF

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A robot that’s meant to save farmers from the danger job of entering a grain bin is the winner of Farm Bureau’s Ag Innovation Challenge.

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Grain robot stabilizes the unstable

Aimed to level, aerate, move and manage grain without a farmer in the bin, this robot designed by two recent UNL college grads looks to revolutionize the industry and save lives while doing it.

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