Grain Weevil robot takes grain bin safety to new heights The American Farm Bureau Federation has recognized Chad and Ben Johnson of Nebraska for designing a robot called "Grain Weevil" to lower ...

Grain Weevil is a tool that can take the place of a human to complete tasks inside of a bin. Their project did not go unnoticed as Johnson and Zents were recipients of $10,000 as the undergraduate ...

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 ...

Grain Weevil recently earned the Innovation Award, with a $50,000 prize, at the 2022 American Farm Bureau Association annual meeting. The creators say it also helps with grain quality and work ...

Grain Weevil Corporation is the winner of this year’s competition. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, announced the winner at the 2022 American Farm Bureau ...

The grain weevil. "We saw a little robot going around inside of there. You know, that kind of looks like a little bug scurrying across the surface of the grain, and it just stuck. Grain weevil.

The Grain Weevil is a 30-pound remote-controlled robot that uses augers and gravity to level grain and redistribute it throughout the bin. It is portable, waterproof and dustproof.

The Grain Weevil’s main purpose is to level grain bins, but it can also be used for smaller maintenance tasks as well. It was actually born out of a challenge from a farmer friend of the company.

Grain bin robot aims for safety, efficiency By Raney Rapp CNHI News Service Jan 8, 2023 1 of 2 ...

Weekly Rundown Ep. 18 | Nebraska Angels and Grain Weevil From the launch of Nebraska Startup Academy’s Corporate Pitch Days to Grain Weevil’s first robot patent and a leadership change at Nebraska ...