Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Triton Innovation Inc.
$75,000.00
Robotic Asparagus Field Harvester - Prototype
FY 2021-22 · 2022-02-01
Summary
Our Automatic Asparagus Harvesting Machine will be designed and built locally in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Our focus is to create a machine capable of identifying, selecting, cutting at the base, and removing market-ready asparagus spears from commercial asparagus fields. We have targeted our performance metrics for the autonomous field harvesting at 100 spears per minute with greater than 80% grade one market quality product.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Tillsonburg|Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
835009432
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2022-02-01 | 2021-22 | $43,900.00 |
| 1 | 2022-02-01 | 2021-22 | $75,000.00 |
As published
Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 181 days. The total amended value is 31,100 dollars.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de 181 jours. La valeur totale des modifications est de 31 100 dollars.
Agreement End Date
2023-02-28
Agreement Number
986615
Agreement Start Date
2022-02-01
Agreement Title
Robotic Asparagus Field Harvester - Prototype
Agreement Title (French)
Machine de récolte d'asperges automatique - Prototype
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$75,000.00
Amendment Date
2022-08-16
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Our Automatic Asparagus Harvesting Machine will be designed and built locally in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Our focus is to create a machine capable of identifying, selecting, cutting at the base, and removing market-ready asparagus spears from commercial asparagus fields. We have targeted our performance metrics for the autonomous field harvesting at 100 spears per minute with greater than 80% grade one market quality product.
Description (French)
Notre machine de récolte d'asperges automatique sera conçue et construite localement à Tillsonburg, en Ontario. Notre objectif est de créer une machine capable de repérer, de sélectionner, de couper à la base et de retirer les turions d'asperges prêts à être commercialisés. Nous avons ciblé nos mesures de rendement pour la récolte autonome dans les champs à 100 asperges la minute avec plus de 80 % de produits de qualité marchande de catégorie 1.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Oxford
Federal Riding (French)
Oxford
Federal Riding Number
35080
NAICS Code
3333
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
835009432
Recipient City
Tillsonburg|Tillsonburg
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Triton Innovation Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
N4G 5X2
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2021-2022-Q4-986615
