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PATS (Delft, Netherlands)PATS
Pest monitoring for greenhouses. The PATS-C camera recognises flying insects by size, speed and flight pattern; Trap-Eye counts insects on sticky traps. This lets you spot adult pests early so you can intervene biologically sooner. A micro-drone that eliminates pests (PATS-X) has been announced.

- Provider based in the Netherlands
Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check
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proprietary image recognition for insects; no language model. Ask about hosting location. Many tools build on a large model from, for example, OpenAI or Anthropic. If in doubt, ask for the data processing agreement: it states where your data goes.
Questions about PATS
- Which AI model does PATS use?
- The maker of PATS does not publish which AI model sits underneath. Proprietary image recognition for insects; no language model. Ask about hosting location.
- How much does PATS cost?
- on request. Check the current price on the provider's website; rates change often.
- Who is PATS for?
- PATS is aimed at greenhouse horticulture. It fits work such as having climate, irrigation and lighting controlled autonomously based on sensor data and weather forecasts, forecasting harvests and production weeks ahead for planning, sales and staffing, and detecting pests and diseases early with cameras, sticky traps, drones and scouting robots.
- What should I look out for with AI in greenhouse horticulture?
- Cultivation and climate data are commercially sensitive: they reveal your growing strategy, yield and energy consumption. Put in the contract that you remain owner of your data, where it is stored (ask for EU hosting) and whether the provider may use anonymised data from your greenhouse to improve its algorithms. If there is a chat function, ask which language model and which sub-processors sit behind it; most greenhouse platforms do not disclose this. If you record labour per employee, or cameras and robots capture images showing staff, you are processing personal data: conclude a data processing agreement and inform your employees. Never let an autonomous control system run without boundaries: set minimum and maximum values, keep alerts active and remain ultimately responsible for the crop and crop protection yourself.
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