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AGRICULTURE
TECHNOLOGY
 PATS' small drones, left and center, are currently being used indoors on flowers, but will soon find their way to agricultural fields to help increase
productivity. Right, AGCO's Xaver, launched in 2017, is a robotic unit that plants corn in swarms. Photos: Melanie Epp
DOT can be manually controlled with
a handheld remote or operate in full
autonomous mode.
What makes DOT Technology Corp.
particularly interesting is its move
away from the traditional machinery
manufacturing models. The corporation
takes a collaborative approach, actively
encouraging other manufacturers to
adapt their technology to become what
they call " DOT ready. "
The autonomous DOT unit helps
farmers save on fuel, labor, and
equipment capital costs, and reduces
overall CO2 emissions, according to
the company.
Already several companies have
taken advantage of the technology,
including Pattison Liquid Systems in
western Canada, which has designed
a DOT-ready sprayer. Owner Rick
Pattison said the sprayer performs
better than most sprayers on the market
even though it has no cab.
The Pattison DOT Connect sprayer
has features like auto height control
and individual nozzle control. The
individual nozzle control function,
Pattison said, shuts nozzles off to avoid
overlaps. The autonomous unit also
has turn compensation, so the sprayer
slows or speeds up as it turns according
to the position of the boom. The boom
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