Happy to explain, there is NO re-use of other channels. You see real created footage, created by running after the machines on the field. Also, don't re-use this material without written permission of ducksize.
Plant specific 'big data', recognition of diseases by 'artificial intelligence' and 'automated' operations. More can be harvested per square meter, in a more ecological way. Within this new dimension, technologies enable a friendly disruptive approach by unmanned and ultralight small vehicles ...Let's image for now, vehicles at ducksize. Don't worry if it can do the job, did you every see a duck operating alone?
Swarm bots is a good concept, however harvesting is the constraint. For every seed planted, 100 are harvested. For every 1 planting swarm-bot there is a requirement for 100 harvesting swarm-bots.
What was the most impressive thing you saw at FIRA this year? This was my first event and it had to be the Carbon Robotics laser weeder. I talked to a few farmers who can use it for various activities and plan on buying some
That Carbon Robotics is impressive, fully agree. Given many specific niches where different parties have a focus is on, there have been so many great solutions. Some examples to highlight are also well-known ones, but that simply confirm and inspire a possible good approach towards 'what can really help in the field', like Burro and Swarm Farm. Seedspider impressed me, especially with its' adaptability to manoeuvre amongst crops with minimal effort.
I find this subject passionating and very chalenging The quality of the work made by the robot is probably depending on the multiple factors : type of weed, the size of it, density of it, the humidity of the ground, etc... I wonder if the robot maker will recommand the farmer to adapt his process to the robot. Or if the robot should adapt to the farmer's process (which will make it much more difficult) Doing weeding by hand (hoeing) also preserve the ground's humidity. I don't think it's the goal of this robot. Are maybe it is with another tooling?
Very interesting technics. I watched several videos about weeding robots and this one is my favorite. I'd like to share my thoughts about the movement at 0:23. I guess it's easy to comment and difficult to acheive, but I feel the power could have been adapted to "cut" instead of "beat" the weed. A speed transition of the arm could help probably. Or a thinner wire. In order to get a resemblance with a human dexterity I feel you are in the right way, more tooling and customization will make it work. Good luck with your live experiments later this year
Great feedback! About the cutting: Why do you want to cut? One perspective: From what I see now in field and experience with manual and mechnical hoe weeding, it would be less good to cut. What happens now often, is that the Ekobot robot is moving the weed WITH root out of the soil. Due to heavy weight of the leaf it will flip and will lie down with the roots up. The sun and wind will do the final part ... simply drying (and dying) out the weed. If you would have cut the weed, it can start a re-growth several times based on the 'energy' from its root.
For the first series prices are shared to be €250k for the first series, see here: www.farmingportal.co.za/index.php/agri-index/74-tegnology/5516-agxeed-robot-tractor-test-drive-first-impression Amazon is expected to be a regular device. Thanks for your question and hope this helps!