Each year, dozens of American farmers are injured or killed after they climb into a grain bin. A father-son duo from Aurora founded their company, Grain Weevil, with one mission: No boots in the grain ...
Chad Johnson (left) laughs while chatting with mechanical engineer Cole Oswald adding parts to a robot. Photo by Lev Gringauz/Silicon Prairie News In the late 2010s, observers of Nebraska’s startup ...
TO AGRICULTURE. NOW, A LOCAL INVENTION IS TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF FARMERS BY DOING THE DIRTY WORK. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI SHOWS US HOW. FARM LIFE HOLDS A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES AND ...
Grain such as soybeans, corn, and wheat require storage in giant metal receptacles called grain bins. They, like everything else on a farm, must be maintained to keep the contents fresh and avoid ...
Keeping boots out of bins is the key goal for Grain Weevil inventors Chad and Ben Johnson. The grain bin robot entering the last phase before commercial availability this year started out with a spark ...
What If is a local public television program presented by Nebraska Public Media. - [Mike] A robotic weevil that may save lives. Making bee hotels and a lot more, out of mushrooms. Technology that's ...