Raven Industries is an agricultural robotics manufacturer based in Sioux Falls, SD, founded in 1956. They produce 2 robots tracked in the MondayRobotics directory.
Raven Industries
Precision agriculture technology including autonomous grain carts and path planning
Robots by Raven Industries (2)
Raven OMNiDRIVE
The Raven OMNiDRIVE is an autonomous grain cart system that turns any standard tractor-grain cart combination into a driverless harvest support vehicle. Using RTK GPS and sophisticated path planning, the system coordinates with an active combine harvester, positioning the grain cart alongside the combine for on-the-go unloading without any driver in the tractor cab. This eliminates the need for a second skilled equipment operator during harvest, saving $30,000-50,000 per season in labor costs. The system handles headland turns, field boundaries, and obstacle avoidance autonomously. Deployed across large grain operations in the US Midwest and Northern Plains.
CNH Case IH Trident 5550
The Case IH Trident 5550 is a liquid applicator equipped with Raven's autonomous technology for precision fertilizer and pesticide application. With a 200-foot boom and 1,200-gallon tank, it combines massive field capacity with section-by-section spray control guided by prescription maps. The autonomous driving system navigates fields on pre-planned routes with RTK GPS accuracy, automatically adjusting speed and application rates based on field conditions. Individual nozzle control eliminates overlap in headlands and irregular field boundaries, reducing input waste by up to 15%. Commercially available through Case IH dealers, it represents one of the first production autonomous application vehicles from a major equipment manufacturer.