FarmDefender™ · depth-camera mapping

Scan the field.
Pick every rock.
Never drive it blind.

Depth cameras map every rock in your field as you drive. Then FarmIQ™ takes over — navigate your crew directly to each rock, mark it picked, watch it disappear from the list. Scan to done. All in one loop.

● 3D STEREO DEPTH · actual geometry, not 2D guesses
Depth sensing
Stereo 3D
Actual geometry — not 2D guesses
Coverage
1 pass
Full field map — drive it once, know where they all are
Field records
Season over season
Rock maps persist in FarmIQ™ year to year
Drive it once · know where they are

One pass. Full map. Whole crew working from it.

A depth-sensing camera mounted on the front of a tractor or scout vehicle continuously measures the geometry of the field ahead. Objects that rise above the soil — rocks, debris — get logged with size, position, and coordinates. Everything feeds into FarmIQ™.

  • Navigate your rock picker directly to each rock — no hunting, no guessing
  • Mark the immovable ones so they never get hit by equipment again
  • Track changes between passes — what got picked, what's new, what came back
  • Plan field operations around known obstacles — seeders, planters, harvest
  • Whole crew sees the same live map, updating in real time as picks are logged

Why depth cameras, not flat-image detection

A flat image can't tell a rock from a shadow, a dark patch of soil, or a clump of residue. Stereo depth measures actual 3D shape — anything tall enough to matter shows up, anything flat doesn't. Fewer false positives, fewer missed rocks.

It also runs in conditions where regular cameras struggle: low light, harsh shadows, heavy crop residue. If it's sticking up, it gets logged.

FarmDefender rock detection — field with rocks visible, mounted depth camera unit scanning ahead
Detect & map · rocks
The Rock Picker app

Scan to done — in one loop.

After a field scan, open FarmIQ™ on any phone or tablet. Every detected rock appears as a pin on a live map. Tap one — the app routes you straight there. Pick it. Hit Picked. It's gone from the list for everyone on the crew.

Step 01
Drive the field
Depth cameras map every rock as you move — one pass covers the whole field.
Step 02
Open the app
Every rock appears as a pin on a live FarmIQ™ map. Tap one — routed straight there.
Step 03
Pick it
Hit Picked. It's gone from the list — for everyone on the crew, instantly.
Step 04
Field is clear
Empty list means done. Rock history persists in FarmIQ™ for future seasons.
Play with a live rock map →

Interactive demo — three fields, 4,300+ rocks. Filter by size, tap rocks, mark them picked. No signup.

Navigate to each rock

Every rock is a pin on a live map. Tap any pin and it routes you straight there — no hunting, no doubling back, no missed corners.

Picked — and it's gone

One button removes a rock from the map for the whole crew. No paper list, no radio calls, no re-driving. The record stays — you can see what was picked, by whom, and when.

Whole crew, same map

Every device sees the same live map updating in real time. Nobody works a rock that's already done.

The hardware

One unit. Bolts anywhere. One cable to the cab.

The depth-camera unit packs stereo vision, georeferencing, and onboard AI processing in a single mountable enclosure. Installs on a tractor, seeder, or scout truck. Power over Ethernet — one cable to the cab, no specialized brackets.

Vision type
Stereo depth + RGB
AI inference
On-machine · no cloud required
Power & data
PoE — single cable to cab
Mounting
Tractor · seeder · scout truck · implement
Enclosure
Weather-resistant
Night operation
Yes — with field lights
GPS
RTK via FarmLink
Data integration
FarmIQ™ Rock Picker app
Connectivity
None required in field
3D
stereo depth — actual geometry
not flat-image guesses
1 pass
full field map — drive it once,
know where they all are

Active field deployment in 2026. We're dialing in size-threshold tuning and Rock Picker workflows alongside the first customers running it. Early customers get hands-on tuning support directly from the engineering team.

Rocky operation? We want to hear from you.

From scan to FarmIQ™

Field knowledge that compounds.

Rock maps persist in FarmIQ™ between seasons. Compare what came back after tillage, what you've cleared, what's still sitting. Your field knowledge compounds — not just for rock picking, but for routing seeders and planters around permanent obstacles.

Mount it anywhere

The depth-camera unit bolts on the front of a tractor, seeder, scout truck, or implement. No specialized mounting required. One PoE cable to the cab.

Live crew map in FarmIQ™

Every rock gets a coordinate, a size estimate, and a timestamp — synced to FarmIQ™. Rocks you flag as immovable stay on the map permanently as obstacles.

Season over season

Compare what came back after tillage, what you've cleared, what's still there. Plan field operations around known obstacles every year — data you built, not data you re-collect.

Know where every rock is before your equipment finds it.

Tell us what you're running and what your fields look like. We'll set up a demo on real equipment and give you a straight answer — direct from the team that builds it.

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