Inside the OWL: compute module and carrier board
OWL seen from below on the boom, camera facing the ground

OpenWeedLocator

OWL

Open-source, field ready camera that retrofits to your equipment and detects weeds, or anything you train it to.

From 875 EUR

per unit, excl. VAT and shipping

1,093.75 EUR incl. 25% VAT, shipping extra

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No subscription

Runs offline. Yours to keep.

Fits what you drive

Sprayer, ATV or robot. One unit per metre, on booms up to 12+ m.

Open hardware

Repairable. Design and code are public.

Built in Denmark

Manufactured in Europe.

The enclosure

OWL enclosure, three-quarter

Three-quarter

Two earlier OWL 2.0 units mounted on a spray boom
OWL 2.0, the previous version, on a spray boom

Real-time, customisable weed detection

On-board AI looks at the ground as you drive. No need for prior mapping, drones, controllers or a cloud connection.

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

Open-source hardware and software

Repairable and accessible by design. Modify it to fit your farm. The design, code and guides are public, so you can even build one yourself.

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 (optional)
Enclosure
CNC aluminium
Connectors
M12 power and network
Power
12 V from the sprayer
Software
Open source, MIT
OWL enclosure held in a workshop vice
OWL kit laid out on the bench

Train your OWL 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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