DESCRIPTION
Saga Robotics Thorvald is an Agricultural-Robots from Saga Robotics. It is built for Agriculture, Data Collection, Monitoring.
Thorvald is Saga Robotics' modular, electric field robot, best known for treating strawberries and grapevines with UV-C light instead of fungicides. Fleets drive the rows autonomously at night and expose the plants to precise doses of UV-C that control powdery mildew; Saga reports 70 to 100% less pesticide use, and growers such as The Summer Berry Company report higher yields after replacing spray passes. While it treats, two cameras scan every row and count flowers and fruit roughly every four days, feeding yield forecasts built with Bitwise Agronomy. The platform uses Saga's proprietary dual-axis drive (DAD) modules, which are swapped rather than repaired in the field, and its light, battery-electric build keeps soil compaction low. Thorvald treats about 30% of the UK's tabletop strawberries in 2026 and around 2,500 acres of California vineyards, and the fleet has driven more than 300,000 km autonomously on farms. The original Thorvald was developed at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) before Saga was spun out.
FEATURES
- Autonomous night-time UV-C treatment against powdery mildew in strawberries and grapevines
- 70-100% reduction in pesticide use reported in grapevine and strawberries
- Two cameras scan every row, counting flowers and fruit about every 4 days
- Crop data integrated with Bitwise Agronomy yield forecasting
- Modular platform with proprietary dual-axis drive (DAD) swap-in modules
- Lightweight battery-electric design for low soil compaction
- Works in polytunnels, tabletop strawberries, vineyards and open fields
- 300,000+ km driven autonomously in commercial farm operations
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Verified| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
|---|---|
| Environment | Outdoor and polytunnel, vineyards and tabletop strawberries |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | 2 row-scanning cameras, GNSS |
| Software / AI | Thorvald crop-data tool (flower and fruit counts, ripeness) |
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Verified| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
|---|---|
| Environment | Outdoor and polytunnel, vineyards and tabletop strawberries |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | 2 row-scanning cameras, GNSS |
| Software / AI | Thorvald crop-data tool (flower and fruit counts, ripeness) |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the Saga Robotics Thorvald?
Thorvald is Saga Robotics' modular, electric field robot, best known for treating strawberries and grapevines with UV-C light instead of fungicides.
Who makes the Saga Robotics Thorvald?
The Saga Robotics Thorvald is made by Saga Robotics, a robotics company based in Norway.
How much does the Saga Robotics Thorvald cost?
Saga Robotics has not publicly announced pricing for the Saga Robotics Thorvald. You can enquire through RobotAIGeek for current pricing.
What is the Saga Robotics Thorvald used for?
The Saga Robotics Thorvald is designed for agriculture, data collection, monitoring, and uv-c disease control and flower/fruit counting in strawberries and vineyards. It is used in agriculture settings.
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