Agrotis
Philippines
Developed by University of Sto. Tomas, Agrotis is an automated and remotely controlled hand tractor (robotractor). It's model has three main features including 1) safety system or emergency stop function 2) the manual remote-control system that allows manual control of the robots using radio signals and 3) the autonomous navigation system that will take care of the movement across the farm while the robot performs land tilling or other farming operations. With an increasing Filipino population heightening the demand for rice but less young people considering farming as a career, the Agrotis improves the working conditions and tools in farms.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Precision agriculture, Farm management services
Delivery type (format)
Monitoring systems (wireless, solar powered etc.)
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Government to government
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Academic/research
Name of supplier/developer
University of Sto. Tomas
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (limited use)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Few locations in Philippines
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes