FarmDroid is a start up company who has captured the European agriculture industry's interest by providing a solution to a work-force problem which made it difficult to have organic Fresh Produce at an affordable price. The end result is a fully automated robot that increases quality and productivity while been environmentally friendly due to its Solar Panel base energy solution.
Objectives: 

• Cost effective, compact. flexible, multi-feature, controller 
• Lightwieght field robot for sowing and weeding on faming applications 
• Firmware update gateway solution 
• Possibility to have SIL rated controller for legal requirements 
• Serial communication must be present to interface to other devices

Siemens has assisted the customer in finding a solution that will cover their needs now - but also long term when they up scale their piece count and have to support a fleet of robots running. Basic Panel, S7-1500, S7-1200, CM 1241 communication module, Webserver

The FarmDroid FD20 is a startling invention for agriculture; an autonomous lightweight field robot that automates sowing and weed removal on farmland. This means that the soil is grown organic, CO2-neutral and without the risk of causing microstructure damage because of the robot’s low weight.