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Thorvald at Kent, England, UK

Saga Robotics' Thorvald is a modular, autonomous, electric farm robot for open fields, polytunnels, and vineyards; its best-known application is autonomous UV-C light treatment that disrupts powdery-mildew DNA, and it also performs flower/fruit counts, predatory-mite dispensing, and runner cutting.

Thorvald by Saga Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Agricultural robots

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Thorvald robots deployed across UK tabletop strawberry farms including Clock House Farm in Kent. Treating approximately 30% of UK tabletop strawberries with UV-C mildew treatment.

Key facts

Market share
30% of UK tabletop strawberries

Safety record

No incidents on record for Thorvald at Kent, England, UK.

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-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-11
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2022-01-01
ID
220e61a8-ac9f-4d9c-8a2c-8e14aa52f05c

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022
    First recorded
    Thorvald first documented operating at Kent, England, UK.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Saga Robotics raises 8.5M to fund growth of Thorvald autonomous ag robot · https://www.futurefarming.com/tech-in-focus/field-robots/saga-robotics-raises-8-5m-to-fund-growth-of-thorvald-autonomous-ag-robot/ · 2022-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-11

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-11

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

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Common questions

What is the Thorvald deployment at Kent, England, UK?
Thorvald, built by Saga Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Kent, England, UK on the DEPLOY registry. Saga Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Thorvald at Kent, England, UK?
Saga Robotics, the manufacturer of Thorvald, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Thorvald deployment at Kent, England, UK go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Thorvald deployment at Kent, England, UK?
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.

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