Agricultural Robot
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An Agricultural Robot is an agricultural machine that is an industrial robot (which can perform agricultural tasks).
- Example(s):
- a Harvesting Robot.
- a Weeding Robot.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Mechanized Agriculture, Harvesting (Agriculture), Weed Control, Environmental Monitoring.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/agricultural_robot Retrieved:2019-2-18.
- An agricultural robot is a robot deployed for agricultural purposes. The main area of application of robots in agriculture today is at the harvesting stage. Emerging applications of robots or drones in agriculture include weed control, cloud seeding, planting seeds, harvesting, environmental monitoring and soil analysis. According to Market Research Engine, the agricultural robots market is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025. [1]
2019b
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/02/17/feature/inside-the-race-to-replace-farmworkers-with-robots/
- QUOTE: ... The robot found more than half the strawberries on each plant, but the fruit this season was bigger than anticipated. A bunch tumbled from Harv’s claws — red and juicy and now gone. Engineers aren’t sure how many — they’ve got to review hours of video. They can’t be sure Harv hit this year’s target. But they’re confident the machine can get it right next year.