Octiva nominated for GreenTech Impact Award 2026 with autonomous UV-C robot Lumion
Lumion offers growers a sustainable alternative to chemical crop protection by using UV-C light to combat fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. Operating fully autonomously, the robot enables residue-free crop protection in strawberry, cucumber, tomato, and pepper cultivation. Proven impact While UV-C technology has been scientifically validated for many years, Octiva has succeeded in […]
Octiva acquires Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility
Complete range at the service of the grower The acquisition brings together two complementary portfolios. Where Berkvens excels in robust, practical means of transport, Octiva’s strength lies in innovative robotics and autonomous systems. Together they now offer a complete range of solutions in the field of logistics and automation in the greenhouse, tailored to every […]
UV-C robot for greenhouses without rails available
Navigating autonomously without pipe rails Octiva’s UV-C robot has been commercially available for a while, but until now this robot always navigated on the pipe rails between the crops. With this new “no rail” application, UV-C technology is now more widely available. Lumion drives around on pneumatic tires and can perfectly keep the middle of […]
Continental and Octiva present joint Concept Vehicle at GreenTech
On the previous edition of GreenTech, German technology company Continental and Dutch-Belgian technology company Octiva, signed a collaboration agreement to develop autonomous mobile robotic solutions for horticultural applications. Today, one year later at GreenTech, they present their joint vision of the future. The Concept Vehicle is the next generation of the current Octiva platform, ready […]
Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility and Octiva partnership
Complete range of intelligent products Through collaboration both parties can fully focus on their strengths. Both players operate in the global Controlled Environment Agriculture market. Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility (based in Asten and Bleijswijk, the Netherlands) develops, produces and installs complete greenhouse logistics solutions for greenhouse vegetables, which are very specific products such as scissor lifts, […]
Octiva is Innovation Partner of Delphy ISFC
Octiva is Innovation Partner of Delphy ISFC Delphy Innovative Soft Fruit Center (Delphy ISFC) uses Octiva’s autonomous UV-C robot at their premises in Horst to use it as alternative crop protection in daily practice. Use of UV-C in horticulture The use of UV-C to combat mildew and reduce spider mites has been proven for some […]
Continental and Octiva join forces in horticultural robotics
Automated and enhanced greenhouse processes All existing and new applications, such as UV-C treatment, cutting leaves or picking strawberries will be built on Continental’s autonomous platforms. “Adding Continental’s autonomy capabilities to our market leading applications will allow us to offer our customers new features and thereby enable additional benefits for them. Moreover, it allows us […]
Priva Kompano rebrands to Octiva
Priva Kompano rebrands to Octiva Dutch technology company Priva and Belgian R&D group Octinion merged their horticultural robotics activities under “Priva Kompano” in 2021 and now revealed their new name: Octiva. Priva Kompano becomes Octiva Dutch technology company Priva and Belgian R&D group Octinion announced their merger in 2021, after which the horticultural robotics activities […]
