FarmDroid won not only one, but two gold awards at this year’s LAMMA Show! FarmDroid is double winner at the LAMMA 2023 Innovation Awards
For FarmDroid, OPICO were the gold winner of both the Arable Innovation Award and the Future Farming Innovation Award.
At the handover of the awards Eddie Pedersen, Head of Sales & Marketing at FarmDroid, and Helen Selkin, Marketing Manager at OPICO, were present. The Arable Innovation Award was presented by Teresa Rush, Head of Arable for Lamma organizers, Agriconnect, who said: “The development of robotics in the last couple of years has been phenomenal, and Farmdroid has been leading the way with that”. John Handbury presented the Future Farming Innovation Award and he said: “From my point of view it is a really futuristic piece of equipment that will particularly help vegetable growers”.
What is the LAMMA Show?
LAMMA is the UK’s leading farm machinery show. It connects farmers from all sectors with companies who provide cutting-edge machinery, technology, and equipment for the farming industry. Over 600 exhibitors showcased the latest agricultural machinery, as well as a wide range of new technology, services, and tools for every sector at the 2023 LAMMA Show, which took place on January 10-11.
The Innovation Awards at LAMMA recognize and reward innovation and advances inside the agricultural industry. They are judged by an independent panel of industry experts according to a range of criteria including design innovation, practical impact, the sustainability of the product and its impact on the environment. Overall, the awards provide a quality platform for exhibitors to introduce ground-breaking innovation in agricultural machinery, technology, equipment and services to the market.
About the Arable Innovation Award
A piece of arable kit, machinery or technology that provides advancement or innovation inside the arable sector.
Includes:
- Tractors
- Field machinery
- Crop drying
- Storage
- Handling equipment
About the Future Farming Innovation Award
Products that are truly pushing agriculture into the future.
Includes:
- Autonomous machinery
- Alternative Fuel/renewable solutions
- Smart sensors for livestock
- Robotic milking/livestock equipment
- Precision tech
- Artificial intelligence and robotics
- Drones
