OWL carrier board held in a workshop vise, black and white
Inside the OWL: compute module and carrier board
OWL seen from below on the boom, camera facing the ground

OpenWeedLocator

OWL

An open-source, field ready camera for AI. Mounts on a boom, ATV, robot or bicycle and runs your models in real-time.

From 875 EUR

per unit, excl. VAT and shipping

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Next batch ships December 2026. Limited units.

No subscription

Runs offline. Yours to keep.

Fits what you drive

Boom, ATV, robot or bicycle.

Open hardware

Design and code are public.

Built in Denmark

Manufactured in Europe.

The enclosure

OWL enclosure, three-quarter

Three-quarter

OWL mounted on a spray boom

Detects in real-time, in the field

On-board AI looks at the ground as you drive. No mapping pass, no drone, no cloud connection needed.

OWL carrier board and enclosure lying in wheat stubble

DIY real-time spot spraying

Green-on-brown detection comes with every device and has been proven in the field. OWL supports your own custom in-crop models.

The bare OWL carrier board in wheat stubble

Every part is open

Fix it, change it or build your own. The design, code and build guides are public and always will be.

In the kit

  • OWL camera unit, CNC aluminium enclosure
  • Mounting bracket and M12 cabling
  • Nozzle switch board
  • Optional in-cab display

Specs

Compute
Raspberry Pi CM5, Hailo accelerator
Enclosure
CNC aluminium, IP67 target
Connectors
M12 power and network
Power
12 V from the sprayer
Software
Open source, GPL
Coverage
One unit per metre, on booms up to 12+ m.
OWL enclosure held in a workshop vice
OWL kit laid out on the bench

Then train it for whatever you want

Every OWL uploads to Canopy. Label your images, share them locally or globally, and send your own custom model back to the field.

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