"Aurora" by cropled

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At cropled AG we build «Aurora» the next generation of light for the agritech sector and notably for industrial cultivation of plants.We offer an innovative, and highly adaptative intelligent lamp system combining self-developed electronics, dedicated software and a specific marketplace, to allow a highly efficient lighting system with an overall adaptive and repeatable light spectrum.With this technology, the light system is far more efficient and very different than existing market solutions. Each type of plant has different needs of temperature, humidity and light. Lamps deployed in plant cultivation today are mostly energy inefficient and depending on the type, have only a specific light spectrum. Therefore, they are not able to address the needs of different plants and to adapt in relation to surrounding conditions, as this is requested for example in greenhouses production plants.In the industrial cultivation of plants exists a high possibility to improve the production and energy efficiency through an innovation in relation to artificial lighting.Aurora is an innovative smart plant cultivation lamp system to tackle that and other challenges. Designed as a kit, it can be adopted for a wide range of applications. These consist of agriculture (greenhouses and vertical farms), 1st market segment we target — R&D, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries or cosmetics. However, it is not only limited to that and there is also vast potential in the private customer sector, which we may explore once the B2B market is consolidated. We rely on innovative self-designed electronics and state-of-the-art dedicated software, which allows the user to set an individual light spectrum over a daytime course or to simulate different climate and vegetation zones. To keep up our approach of flexibility, adaptiveness and smartness, there are three different types of light lanes: “Normal Light”, “Special Light” and “Sensor”. The customer is free to choose the right mix of light lanes and combine them accordingly. With sensor lanes it is possible to collect data and adjust the lighting in real-time to prevailing environmental conditions. Furthermore, only supplementary light needs to be emitted and energy costs can be reduced. Data collection will be provided to research customers as scientific data to back their studies. Machine learning is applied to automate background processes.

Project Idea Metadata

• Project Idea Name: "Aurora" by cropled
• Date: 6/5/2022 8:28:07 PM
• Administrators:
  • Michael Blickenstorfer

Project Idea Description

Each type of plant has different needs of temperature, humidity and light. Lamps deployed in plant cultivation today are mostly energy inefficient and depending on the type, have only a specific light spectrum. Therefore, they are not able to address the needs of different plants and to adapt in relation to surrounding conditions, as this is requested for example in greenhouses production plants.

In the industrial cultivation of plants exists a high possibility to improve the production and energy efficiency through an innovation in relation to artificial lighting.

Aurora is an innovative smart plant cultivation lamp system to tackle that and other challenges. Designed as a kit, it can be adopted for a wide range of applications. These consist of agriculture (greenhouses and vertical farms), 1st market segment we target — R&D, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries or cosmetics. However, it is not only limited to that and there is also vast potential in the private customer sector, which we may explore once the B2B market is consolidated.

We rely on innovative self-designed electronics and state-of-the-art dedicated software, which allows the user to set an individual light spectrum over a daytime course or to simulate different climate and vegetation zones. To keep up our approach of flexibility, adaptiveness and smartness, there are three different types of light lanes: “Normal Light”, “Special Light” and “Sensor”. The customer is free to choose the right mix of light lanes and combine them accordingly. With sensor lanes it is possible to collect data and adjust the lighting in real-time to prevailing environmental conditions. Furthermore, only supplementary light needs to be emitted and energy costs can be reduced. Data collection will be provided to research customers as scientific data to back their studies. Machine learning is applied to automate background processes.

At cropled AG we build «Aurora» the next generation of light for the agritech sector and notably for industrial cultivation of plants.

We offer an innovative, and highly adaptative intelligent lamp system combining self-developed electronics, dedicated software and a specific marketplace, to allow a highly efficient lighting system with an overall adaptive and repeatable light spectrum.

With this technology, the light system is far more efficient and very different than existing market solutions.