Next Generation Weed Management SWS/Smart Weeding System

A next-generation solution that changes the common sense of weeding: Utilizing AI and sensor technology to reduce work time, optimize pesticide usage, and improve safety.

Supporting track maintenance from the shadows Weeding work is essential to protect railway infrastructure. However, traditional weeding has faced challenges in terms of labor, time consumption, cost, and safety risks. SWS is a next-generation weeding system that utilizes AI and image recognition technology to detect weeds in real-time while running along the tracks, automatically applying treatment only to the necessary areas. Instead of uniformly spraying chemicals over the entire area as in the past, it uses digital technologies such as cameras, sensors, and GPS to determine the presence of weeds and automatically execute the optimal treatment on-site. This achieves a reduction in chemical usage, improved work efficiency, and a decrease in environmental impact simultaneously. Additionally, the collected data is accumulated and analyzed, contributing to the optimization of pest control and continuous improvement. We are evolving weed management, which has traditionally relied on "experience and manpower," into a data-driven operation, supporting the advancement of weeding maintenance management and long-term cost optimization. The SWS, optimized for Japanese specifications, realizes the simultaneous achievement of efficiency and sustainability in various infrastructure environments where work burden, safety, and environmental considerations are required, which has been challenging until now.

Sweeping vehicles, grass cutting vehicles, road surface regeneration machines, snow removal machines