INDUSTRY – AGRICULTURE
INTRODUCTION
Agriculture is a critical industry for mankind – as our population continues to grow, it is vital for us to develop an efficient industry that produces sufficient healthy food that no-one needs to go hungry. With serious concerns about the nutritional content of the topsoil needed for food production and their own economic survival, farmers have already been using advanced (and in some parts of the world, simple) technology for several years to improve crop yields and field maintenance, using the umbrella term, Precision Farming. The main technologies in use are high precision positioning systems, automated steering systems, geomapping, sensors and remote sensing, integrated communication systems, and variable rate technology. In terms of the technologies we are tracking, this includes AI, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and drones.
As the availability of human labor on farms is becoming increasingly limited, the productivity provided by technology rarely involves actual job loss. The exception being crop picking, which traditionally has been provided by migrant workers.
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ROBOT TO THIN AND PRUNE PEACH TREES (Robotics/Fruit Picking - 2021-10 - 95.5WSB)
The Georgia Tech Research Institute has developed an intelligent robot that is designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning and pruning peach trees.
SHANGHAI'S UNMANNED FARM PILOT STARTS HARVEST (Robotics/Farming - 2021-09 - Shine)
Shanghai piloted the 20-hectare rice field farm in 2020 using autonomous agricultural machinery for plowing, sowing, field management and harvesting. The unmanned farming in the paddy field slashes the cost of human labor.
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED FARM (Robotics - 2021-07 - Interesting Engineering)
A “hands-free 1,900-hectare farm” project is being developed by Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia, in partnership with Food Agility Co-operative Research Centre. The project will demonstrate the use of drones, robotic tractors, harvesters, and sensors.
THE AUTONOMOUS WEEDER - ELIMINATES WEEDS WITH LASERS (Robotics - 2021-04 - Future Timeline)
The Autonomous Weeder, developed by Carbon Robotics, uses a combination of AI, robotics, and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields – identifying, targeting and eliminating weeds 20-times faster than humans.
AUTONOMOUS DRONE USES AI TO IDENTIFY AND PICK RIPE FRUIT (Fruit picking/Drone - 2021-02 - Interesting Engineering)
Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has developed a flying autonomous robot that uses AI perception algorithms to locate the trees and vision algorithms to detect the fruit among the foliage. The robot picks only ripe fruit by classifying its size and ripeness, and works out the best way to approach it, using its picking arm to grasp the fruit.
ELECTRIC, SELF-DRIVING TRACTOR MAY BE THE FUTURE OF FIELD FARMING (Farming/AI - 2020-12 - Digital Trends)
The new autonomous Monarch Tractor is a self-driving (or driver-optional) tractor, with 360-degree cameras, on-board sensors, and other navigation tools to maneuver around farms without human input. It also interfaces with other tractor attachments, assesses crop health, and more.
Robot reapers and AI: Just another day on the farm (AI-Robotics - 2020-10 - ZDNet)
Pressures on agriculture have forced a technological revolution that is driving a new age of farming. Robotics and AI enable farmers to automate tasks that require extreme precision and consistency, in the face of rapidly changing variables, such as weather conditions.
AI-enabled harvest robot flexes new dexterity skills (Crop Picking/Robotics - 2020-08 - TechRepublic)
The agricultural robotics and AI company, Root AI, announced new capabilities to its AI-enhanced robotic harvester, Virgo – enhanced dexterity to tackle crops of various shapes and sizes. In a greenhouse, Virgo can operate on a track in between rows of various crops, leveraging sensors and AI to analyze crop positions and ripeness, and then using a specialized gripper to pick ripened produce.
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