Polly+ helps Thanet Earth and FoodVentures grow

Publication date: Wed 21 May 2025 By Horti Daily Original Article

Arugga AI Farming is expanding its footprint in Europe with the launch of Polly+, the second generation of its autonomous pollination robot.

Our first-generation robot Polly has been deployed in climate-controlled greenhouses in multiple countries around the world", says Eytan Heller, VP of Business Development at Arugga AI Farming. "Our latest model brings a significant technological upgrade, replicating bumblebee pollination. Polly+ is twice as fast as its predecessor, offering faster, more efficient pollination and enhanced data capabilities."

"Polly+ is a big technological leap forward for growers. The deployed robots have consistently demonstrated increased yield versus bumblebees and manual pollination, whilst providing advanced plant data", adds CEO Iddo Geltner.

Polly+ is also set to expand operations in a greenhouse operated by Food Ventures. Mikel Honders, COO at FoodVentures: "Arugga's robots successfully pollinated tomato flowers under red LED lighting with the screens closed — conditions where bumblebees cannot operate. This enables significant energy savings in winter. Once our new crop is planted, we intend to deploy Polly+ across our full facility."

Eytan Heller, VP of Business Development at Arugga AI Farming: "We remain focused on helping growers boost yields and meet sustainability goals by producing more within the same space. Polly+ supports this mission with precision pollination and real-time, plant-level data from across the greenhouse."

Visit Arugga AI Farming's at Greentech Amsterdam, the Startup Pavilion, Hall 5 to hear more about Polly+ and further automated solutions for greenhouse growers.

For more information:
Arugga
info@arugga.com
www.arugga.com

Publication date: Wed 21 May 2025
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