AgriRobot: Autonomous agricultural robot system for precision spraying
Lead Participant:
INNOVA INTEGRA LIMITED
Abstract
The AgriRobot project will extend and apply the cutting-edge technology developments from driverless vehicles, robotics, and AI to develop a highly innovative agricultural robot system to deal with the current challenges in agriculture that include the shortage of farm workers in China, UK and other countries and regions; lack of efficiency in orchards and farms; risks to operators; environment pollution; and pesticides residue in fruits. The developed agricultural robot system can automatically travel in a row in orchards or farms without collisions with trees/plants/people, and also can intelligently manoeuvre to change from one row to another; The developed sensor-based variable-rate air-assisted sprayer can analyse the presence, size, shape, and density of target trees/plants, providing a unique and precision spraying operation applying only the necessary amount of pesticide when needed, leading to more efficient spraying while reducing the demand of human operators.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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INNOVA INTEGRA LIMITED | £373,594 | £ 261,516 |
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Participant |
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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | ||
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY | £126,370 | £ 126,370 |
INNOVATE UK |
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