What is the name of your organization?
AUTOGENBOT
What is the name of your solution?
AUTOMIST500X
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Bridging tractor and drone inefficiencies with precision robotic spraying for sustainable, cost-effective orchards, saving farmers 50-70% on inputs
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Kochi, Kerala, India
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
India
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Film your elevator pitch.
What specific problem are you solving?
In our country, 15-20% of yield is wasted, whereas in developed nations, it’s only 5-10%. A major cause is inefficient pest control due to outdated spraying methods. We must bridge the gap between tractors and drones with precision robotic spraying, ensuring sustainable, cost-effective orchards while helping farmers save 50-70% on input costs.
Tractor-mounted sprayers are ineffective for orchards because they require multiple passes increasing pesticide use and labour costs, fail to target the lower canopy—where most pests thrive due to less sunlight, cannot detect row gaps, leading to unnecessary spraying and soil compaction
Drones, while modern, are impractical for large-scale orchards because they have low payload capacity (20-30L per flight), insufficient for commercial farms, Offer short flight durations (20-25 minutes), making large-scale use unfeasible
Scale of the Problem
50-70% of pesticides are wasted globally due to inefficient spraying.
Small and mid-scale farmers face rising costs and labor shortages.
Excessive pesticide use harms soil, water, and farm workers' health.
Our AUTOMIST500x tackles these inefficiencies by reducing pesticide waste by 50-70%, cutting costs, and promoting sustainable orchard farming.
What is your solution?
Our 2 D.O.F High pressure sprayer arms penetrate through thick bushy trees. Arm moves quickly between trees and sensor avoids row gaps this process along save 50%.
Spraying in high pressure mist further reduces the input usage. Our lower arm also covers the bottom canopy where pests usually thrive
Our 4-wheel independent drive and compact design allows easy manoeuvrability through the farm without damaging the flowers. Our unique front stirring allows sharp turns. We have 500kg payload capacity, 1.5-ton towing capacity,8-12 hours run time ensure whole day operation. Thus bridges the gap between inefficient tractor-mounted sprayers and drones, offering precision, automation, and cost-effectiveness for farmers.
Being electric and saving labour are added advantages
Easy remote control from a safe distance ensuring safety and user friendly to all.
All these together save 50-70% cost compared to conventional tractor spraying method.
With our robotic solution, farmers can spray smarter, not harder, saving money, increasing efficiency, and improving sustainability.
Check out our field trials: https://youtu.be/33Swp0c7vMA?si=Kc2kz68yQ073nQsy
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our primary target population is India’s small and mid-sized and large orchard farmers, cultivating over 9.7 million acres of land across crops like Orange, mango, guava, pomegranate, apple, citrus etc. These farmers are currently underserved by traditional tractor-mounted sprayers and modern drone-based solutions. Tractors are designed for open field . Tractor sprayers are ineffective in dense orchards, requiring multiple passes, causing over-spraying, soil compaction, and higher input costs. Drones, while modern, are impractical at large scale due to limited payload and short flight times, making them costly and inefficient for commercial orchards.
These farmers face rising input costs, severe labor shortages, and lack of access to sustainable, precision farming tools. Many are aging, and their children are increasingly unwilling to continue farming due to its physically demanding and uncertain nature. Spraying is one of the harmful and repetitive input cost which they have to incurred throughout the crop cycle. If we reduce 50-70% every month on that it would generate huge difference in margins for them
