{
  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/rootwave.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-21",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/rootwave.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
    "icp": {
      "regions": [
        "GB",
        "DE",
        "AT",
        "CH"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "chemical-free weed control",
        "herbicide replacement",
        "resistant weed management"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "orchard and vineyard farming",
        "bush fruit growing",
        "vegetable farming",
        "arable farming"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Kineton",
        "country": "GB"
      },
      "url": "https://rootwave.com/",
      "name": "RootWave",
      "domain": "rootwave.com",
      "founded": 2012,
      "same_as": [
        "https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ubiqutek"
      ],
      "legal_name": "Ubiqutek Ltd",
      "description": "RootWave, trading as Ubiqutek Ltd, manufactures electrical weed control equipment. Its technology applies high-frequency electricity to kill weeds down to the root, offered as a chemical-free alternative to herbicides for orchard, vineyard, bush fruit, and row-crop applications."
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "f601",
        "icp": {
          "use_cases": [
            "fruit and vine cultivation weeding"
          ]
        },
        "url": "https://rootwave.com/f601/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "F601",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Tractor-mounted electric weeder for orchards, vineyards, and bush fruit. Operates at 18,000 Hz and up to 60kW, with 2-6 m hydraulic row-width adjustment and travel speeds up to 5 km/h.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "spec_url": "https://rootwave.com/portfolio-item/f601-product-brochure/"
      },
      {
        "id": "m601",
        "url": "https://rootwave.com/portfolio-item/rootwave-m601/",
        "kind": "component",
        "name": "M601",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Modular 60kW high-frequency (18,000 Hz) power unit, 110x60x40 cm, with pulsed and synchronized outputs and a CAN interface, for integration into electric weeding equipment.",
        "channels": [
          "oem"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "garford-electric-weeder",
        "url": "https://rootwave.com/portfolio-item/garford-farm-machinery/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Garford Electric Weeder",
        "role": "oem",
        "terms": {
          "notes": "Estimated operating cost of GBP 55-120 per hectare, cited as lower than chemical herbicide programs."
        },
        "summary": "3-meter electric weeder for vegetable and arable row-crop weeding, manufactured by Garford Farm Machinery using RootWave's high-frequency electric weeding technology; launched 2025."
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://rootwave.com/",
      "methods": [
        "consultation"
      ]
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-08-21"
  }
}