Round two – the OdinsAEye consortium meets online
Six months after we got our hands dirty in Flakkebjerg, the OdinsAEye consortium met again – this time online, with coffee cups instead of tractors. And there was a lot to talk about: we ran 35 minutes over, and nobody complained.
The highlight? Our AI models are running ahead of plan. Weed detection now goes beyond the classic split into grass and broadleaf weeds, and the models have learnt to spot insects too. The insect training set has grown from 475 to 5,000 examples, with 15,000 next in line.
We also looked back at the Mariesminde trial: 453,000 images, about 93 fields and around 1,000 weed maps. Plus a few surprise guests, such as chamomile, hemp-nettle and cornflower.
So what’s next? A new 24-megapixel camera with xenon flash is being built for the tractors. In December, the first weed tables – an overview of which weeds grow where in each field – go to PerPlant’s farm management platform. And by March 2027, the whole system should be running in the field. To keep up the pace, we will now meet online every month.
Busy brains, warm servers – and the next season is already in sight!