Two Southern Colorado inventions are in the running for this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Colorado

a four wheel robot tractor in a field
Barn Owl Precision Agriculture
The Autonomous Nano Tractor (ANT) is an electric, self-driving mini tractor made by Barn Owl Precision Agriculture in La Junta, Colorado. It can be used for tasks like weeding, spraying, and planting,

Autonomous nano tractors known as ANTs can weed fields of beans, beets, potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, chilies, and organic feed crops like soybeans and corn. They’re made by La Junta-based Barn Owl Precision Agriculture.

Meanwhile, InnovaFlex Arrays manufactured in Colorado Springs are complex electric systems with many uses–like the company's Organ-on-a-Chip product, which helps researchers study how human tissue responds to medical treatments and can help reduce testing on animals.

There are ten nominees in the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s contest, including portable cooling devices, a laser maze game, smart glasses for people who are vision impaired or autistic to interpret facial expressions, gestures, body language and others.

Voting is underway to see what product made in the Centennial State is the people’s choice for cool.

Up to three votes can be cast daily online at coolestthingcolorado.com through Oct 6