# Stara launches the first Latin American sprayer with ONE SMART SPRAY's weed detection

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/stara-launches-the-first-latin-american-sprayer-with-one-smart-spray-s-cdcba9ac
Date: 8 May 2024
About: [ONE SMART SPRAY](https://technooptimist.io/companies/one-smart-spray.md) · [ONE SMART SPRAY system](https://technooptimist.io/agriculture/smart-spraying-system.md)
Original source: https://www.basf.com/basf/www/global/en/media/news-releases/2024/05/p-24-190

Brazilian maker Stara unveiled the Imperador 4000 Eco Spray at Agrishow, the first sprayer in Latin America built with the system. Bosch's camera-and-AI detection sprays weeds in real time in the same pass, before and after crop emergence.

## Key facts

- Bosch, BASF Digital Farming and Stara have worked together since 2019
- Includes xarvio weed maps, application-window advice and automatic documentation

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