Grain Weevil September Newsletter 2026
SAFETY MINUTE: Bins are filling up. The risk is real. And it’s entirely preventable. Harvest is now underway and folks are getting after it a little earlier than we’ve seen the last few years. Corn’s ahead of the five-year average and beans aren’t far behind. Yields are looking good so far and always a welcome […]
Product Guide #4: Charging the Robot
Charging: The Easiest Part of the Whole Process Two charger options, one simple routine. Of everything covered in this series, charging might be the simplest. In Part 4 of our Quick Start series, Preston walks through both charger options and the (very short) process to get your robot back to full power. Two charger options: […]
Product Guide #3: Robot Controller
Getting to Know Your Controller Ruggedized, simple to pair, and built for the field. You’ve met the robot, seen how it watches, now here’s how you drive it. In Part 3 of our Quick Start series, Preston walks through the robot controller: how it’s laid out, how to pair it to your robot, the difference […]
Product Guide #2: Camera System
Setting Up Your Camera System See what your robot sees, from a safe distance.Once you know your robot, the next step is seeing what it sees. In Part 2 of our Quick Start series, Preston walks through the bin camera system: what’s in the box, how to mount it, and how to get your video […]
The Robot Doing the Work No Human Should – Ag Inspo
Meet the father-son duo revolutionizing grain bin safety and efficiency-one robot at a time. In this episode of the Ag Inspo Podcast, hosts Rena Striegel and Ron Rabou sit down with Chad and Ben Johnson, co-founders of Grain Weevil, to discuss how a backyard robotics project grew into an award-winning ag-tech company. From building their […]
“No Boots in the Grain”: Chad Johnson Joins the Feed & Grain Podcast
Every year, grain bin entrapments put workers in some of the most dangerous conditions in agriculture. It’s the problem Grain Weevil was built to solve, and it’s exactly what our CEO and co-founder Chad Johnson dug into with Steven Kilger on the Feed & Grain Podcast. If you’ve got 30 minutes on your next drive […]
Monitoring Isn’t Control
In the early days of Toyota’s rise, something strange happened on the factory floor. Workers were given permission to stop the entire production line. Not managers, not engineers — line workers. If something looked off — a vibration, a misalignment, a sound that didn’t belong — they could pull a cord and bring everything to […]
Product Guide #1: Grain Weevil Robot Overview
Meet the Robot: Specs, What’s New, and Your Most-Asked Questions New to Grain Weevil? Start here. In Part 1 of our Quick Start series, Preston walks through the robot itself: what it weighs, how it’s powered, what’s changed on the production model, and the questions we hear most from new owners, including the one everybody […]