Cultivation on AutoPylot

KUBO's AutoPylot enables anyone to control an Ultra-Clima® greenhouse. It combines greenhouse data, crop knowledge and intelligent climate control to optimize your cultivation strategies. This helps greenhouse teams reduce manual climate adjustments, improve consistency and use resources more efficiently.

More control over every square meter

Greenhouse operations are becoming more complex. Climate conditions, energy use, labour availability and crop performance all need to be managed with precision.

At the same time, many greenhouse businesses still depend heavily on the experience and availability of skilled growers. AutoPylot helps reduce that dependency by implementing cultivation strategies based on analytical data rather than relying solely on experience and intuition.

The result is a larger span of control, fewer manual adjustments and a more consistent crop performance.

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What is AutoPylot?

AutoPylot is KUBO’s innovative cultivation solution, using climate, light and energy data to help greenhouse operators grow more with less.

Less extensive crop knowledge is required for day-to-day climate control, as AutoPylot implements cultivation strategies based on analytical data rather than relying solely on experience and intuition. Less operational experience is required because numerous individual greenhouse settings are simplified into five key controls. Less manual oversight is required because key processes are clearly organised, structured and visualised. Finally,  AutoPylot reduces the time and effort required for day-to-day greenhouse management. Real-time insights and control algorithms replace experience and manual labour, supporting consistent and efficient crop production.

AutoPylot is part of KUBO’s broader approach to greenhouse innovation.

From data to cultivation decisions

How cultivation works

AutoPylot turns greenhouse data and crop knowledge into automated climate actions.
The grower sets the strategy, AutoPylot supports the execution and the operator stays in control through monitoring and optimisation.

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Gather greenhouse data

The system collects and combines relevant climate, light and energy data from the greenhouse.

Gather greenhouse data

Define the growing strategy

Together with KUBO’s cultivation experts, a project-specific cultivation strategy is defined based on the crop, variety and business objectives.

Define the growing strategy

Optimize climate control

AutoPylot translates the strategy into optimized control actions, linked to the greenhouse systems.
Optimize climate control

Monitor & optimise

Growers and operators stay in control through real-time insights and a clear, intuitive overview in which key processes are structured and visualised.

Monitor & optimise

Control the strategy, not every setting

Greenhouse climate control can involve hundreds of individual settings, from temperature and humidity to screens, lighting and ventilation. AutoPylot simplifies these settings into five key controls. The operator defines the main cultivation objectives, while AutoPylot translates them into automatic climate adjustments.

This reduces manual work, creates more stable growing conditions and helps operators manage larger greenhouse areas with more control.

Integration with the Ultra-Clima® greenhouse

AutoPylot is specifically designed to work with KUBO’s Ultra-Clima® greenhouses. Ultra-Clima® is a semi-closed greenhouse concept that enables precise climate control.

For each project, the KUBO team fine-tunes AutoPylot to the crop, growing strategy and operational requirements. The system is fully configured and tested so that it is ready for use when greenhouse operations begin.

The integration of Ultra-Clima® and AutoPylot creates a precisely controlled growing environment that supports high yields, consistent crop production and more efficient resource use.

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Benefits for growers, owners and investors

AutoPylot helps greenhouse teams manage cultivation with more control, more consistency and fewer manual adjustments. By combining greenhouse data, crop knowledge and optimise climate control, it supports a more scalable and predictable way of growing.

For growers

Less repetitive climate adjustment and more support in data-driven decision-making.

For owners

More control over crop performance, operations and risk across larger greenhouse areas.

For advisors

A stronger data foundation to define, monitor and optimise cultivation strategies.

For investors

A more predictable and scalable growing concept less dependency on extensive individual grower knowledge and continuous manual climate control.

Developed with Hoogendoorn and IIVO

AutoPylot’s cultivation algorithms are integrated with the Intelligent Algorithms of Hoogendoorn’s IIVO climate computer, enabling efficient control of KUBO’s Ultra-Clima® greenhouses.

A clear, intuitive overview visualises key processes and reduces manual monitoring. Together, KUBO’s greenhouse and cultivation expertise and Hoogendoorn’s climate management technology create a smart, sustainable and user-friendly cultivation solution.

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Tested in real greenhouse conditions

AutoPylot is developed, tested and refined in real greenhouse conditions. At KUBO’s test centre, cultivation strategies are validated in practice. This helps KUBO improve the system continuously and ensures that AutoPylot is developed around real crops, real climate conditions and real operational challenges.

By testing in practice, KUBO can support growers with cultivation solutions that are both innovative and applicable in day-to-day greenhouse operations.

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Autonomous cultivation vs greenhouse automation

Greenhouse automation controls individual systems such as screens, ventilation, lighting, heating or irrigation.

Autonomous cultivation goes one step further. It connects these systems to a growing strategy and uses greenhouse data to support or automate cultivation decisions.

AutoPylot helps bridge the gap between crop strategy and greenhouse control. The grower defines the strategy; AutoPylot supports the execution.

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Ready to explore autonomous cultivation?

AutoPylot helps greenhouse owners and growers move from manual control to data-driven, autonomous cultivation. Discover how AutoPylot can support your greenhouse project, improve operational control and help you grow more with less.