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06 September 2019

In Iron Hands: New Robots in Agriculture

Recent technological developments in agribusiness are amazing. Robots, in particular, allow not only optimizing the business, but also bringing it to a whole new level

Annually, hundreds of developments of “smart systems”, autonomous systems and agricultural robots are presented in the world. Some of the latter are truly revolutionary, capable of doing work that people will not do. Here are some of the most recent solutions:

Fully autonomous. Constantly rising prices for plant protection products have also become an idea for robotics. Ecorobotix uses a GPS to track weeds in the field. The machine is completely autonomous and works due to the solar panel installed on it. Thanks to the recognition system, the robot introduces the drug pointwise and spends 90% less herbicides, saving up to 30% in costs. There are analogues - Blue River Technology. This is a larger technology that attaches to the tractor and allows you to cover a large area at a time. This system is mainly intended for salads and greens.

More human strength. The new grape harvester, made by the French company Pellenc, can collect from 15 to 20 tons of berries per hour. This is equivalent to the workload of 30 people. The harvester also independently removes most of the vine leaves, doing half the work for the farmers.

Multifunctionality. The AGCO Fendt Xaver prototype system is designed to perform high-precision tasks on farms such as planting corn. The system consists of many small handyman robots that perform one task as a team in a short time. Their number - "swarm" - ensures uninterrupted operation on the field, even in the event of failure of one or more units. Unified sensors can save energy, which increases their working time, and light weight and maneuverability do not affect crops and do not drain the soil.

Predict in advance. Precision farming systems are enough today. Drones scan crops, and then on special software all data is processed into a card. EarthSense has put the whole process together in one TerraSentia robot. The robot can locate and locate various problem areas: weeds, pests and plant diseases. The system immediately reports to the agronomic center about the problem with the binding of coordinates to the field.

High precision assembly. A couple of years ago in the Netherlands, they presented the Sweeper robot, which is able to independently collect bell peppers. Using the installed sensors, he determined the ripeness of each vegetable and independently plucked it. The prototype was surpassed by the Belgian developers of the company Octinion, who in February 2019 introduced the robot collecting strawberries - Rubion.

The device, using the latest developments in the field of visual sensor technologies, machine learning and autonomous movement, collects only the best berries. The machine even finds berries hidden behind the foliage, scans them for dents. After carefully tearing them off using a “hand” printed on a 3-D printer. The stall technique imitates the actions of a picker who rotates the berry 90o. Collection speed - on the berry for every 4 seconds. Depending on the variety of strawberries, the robot is able to collect from 70 to 100% ripe fruits.

Cambridge scientists also offer similar counterparts; the Dogtooth robot also sorts berries by size and color. Agrobot is a complete collection platform with 24 working hands. You can also select the assembly mode - with or without a stalk.

Steel Worker. The development of Iron Ox is designed to remove from man almost all the basic work in production. Robot arm-manipulators are equipped with special stereoscopic cameras that allow you to receive 3D images and thus do not damage the plants. The machine, in fact, completely cares for the plants during ripening - it sows, watered, transplanted and harvested. The hydroponic startup system consumes 90% less water, while producing 30% more crop.