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Soil quality deterioration, increased regulations on the use of pesticides, and concerns about genetically modified seeds are driving the need for alternative solutions to provide stronger, more productive seeds and plants. Plant grafting — combining a stronger root (rootstock) with the desired plant seedling (scion) — is used more and more to
improve vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
Currently, plant grafting is primarily a manual operation, carried out one plant at a time. A large nursery requires between 400 and 600 experienced grafters to graft 100 million plants. Since the inefficient robots available only mimic this labor-intensive manual procedure — providing limited improvements— nurseries do not use them.
FuturaGraft’s robot grafts plants using specially designed grafting arms while automatically performing all accompanying activities, including trimming, clearing, and disinfecting. FuturaGraft’s robot is designed for ease of use and low maintenance. It will replace hundreds of laborers, reducing current grafting costs by approximately 30%.
