Three Nebraska startups were named in the top 10 competitors of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag Innovation Challenge.
Nebraska startups succeed in Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge
The Grain Weevil is a 30-pound remote-controlled robot that uses augers and gravity to level grain and redistribute it throughout the bin. It is portable, waterproof and dustproof. If it is accidentally buried, it can dig itself out of up to 5 feet of grain.
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 revolu…
