Deployment
ARA at Bradford, Ontario
The Ecorobotix ARA is an AI-powered ultra-high-precision plant-by-plant sprayer that targets weeds at roughly 6x6 cm resolution with millisecond timing, cutting herbicide use by up to 95%.
ARA by Ecorobotix · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/ecorobotix-ara-smith-gardens.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/582ff735-99f7-48f6-a505-208453cfd5b8
- Data documentation: /data
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The ARA was demonstrated on a working onion field at Smith Gardens near Queensville in the Holland Marsh, Ontario, at an AgRobotics Demo Day in July 2025, run via Canadian dealer Univerco. Reporting noted multiple growers in the Marsh had adopted the technology. A named-farm demonstration rather than an owned-unit installation.
Key facts
- Host farm
- Smith Gardens (Holland Marsh)
- Dealer
- Univerco
Safety record
No incidents on record for ARA at Bradford, Ontario.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09
- Model
- ARA
- Company
- Ecorobotix
- Location
- Bradford, Ontario
- Status
- pilot
- First seen
- 2025-07-08
- ID
582ff735-99f7-48f6-a505-208453cfd5b8
Sources (1)
- The robots have landed · https://www.ruralvoice.ca/the-robots-have-landed · 2025-08-11
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: agriculture
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for ARA at Bradford, Ontario.Common questions
- What is the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario?
- ARA, built by Ecorobotix, is recorded as a deployment at Bradford, Ontario on the DEPLOY registry. Ecorobotix operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates ARA at Bradford, Ontario?
- Ecorobotix, the manufacturer of ARA, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting July 8, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the ARA deployment at Bradford, Ontario?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is ARA at Bradford, Ontario safe?
- ARA at Bradford, Ontario has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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