[#item_full_content] Per reporting in High Times and Cannabis Equipment News, the Neatleaf “Spyder” is a cable-mounted, autonomous scanner operating in an **86,000-square-foot** PURPLEFARM cultivation site in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The device scans canopy-level plants continuously and feeds millions of plant-level measurements into an AI system that highlights height, chlorosis, early mildew signs and temperature differentials, according to High Times. Cannabis Equipment News and company statements quoted by vendor coverage report that PURPLEFARM saw a **20%** yield increase after deploying the Spyder, and the rollout at the Fredericton site began in March 2024, per Cannabis Equipment News. Editorial analysis: this is an example of closed-loop automation moving from pilots into commercial indoor agriculture, with immediate implications for operational monitoring, predictive interventions and labor allocation. 
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