The vegetable field weeding robot developed by British scientists uses a camera and a computer combination device that recognizes images of weeds, vegetables and soil. It uses camera scanning and computer image analysis to advance weeding step by step. Operation. It can operate continuously around the clock and does not cause erosion or damage to the soil during weeding. Scientists are also preparing to study matching weeding machinery to replace herbicides on this basis. Harvesting Robot The American New Holland Agricultural Machinery Company invested US$2.5 million to develop a multi-purpose automated combine harvesting robot. The famous robotics expert Red Whitaker presided over the design work. He has successfully created a robot that can be used to monitor ground distortion, A dedicated space shuttle robot that predicts earthquakes and detects signs of volcanic eruptions. The fully automatic combine harvesting robot developed by Whittaker is very suitable for harvesting crops in large and well-planned farmland in some exclusive farming areas in the United States. The yield of some of these high-yield fields is more than ten times that of ordinary farmland.
In 1794, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin could quickly separate cotton fibers and cotton seeds. At that time, one machine produced 45 pounds of clean cotton every day, which was equivalent to hundreds of labor hours. , which revolutionized the cotton industry.
In 1827, Edwin Budding invented the lawnmower, which replaced the sickle.
In 1834, Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the harvester, applied for a patent, built a factory to produce and sell harvesters, and became one of the richest people in the United States at that time.
In 1917, Henry Ford introduced the Fordson tractor, the first mass-produced tractor.
In 1918, Carl Gustav created the first commercial milking machine.
In 1979, the sheep shearing machine was born, eliminating the monotonous shearing work. In 2007, the Ag Tracker, which scans fruits and collects soil and seed data, was invented.
In 2012, the Harvest Transport Vehicle HV-100, a robot that can move potted saplings in plant nurseries, was developed. In the same year, the Lettuce bot, a lettuce robot that can remove excess seeds from lettuce fields, was born. The Wall-Ye robot pruning or cultivating grape vines collects data on soil health and grape inventory.
In 2013, a strawberry-picking robot was born. The robot uses two digital cameras to photograph the color of strawberries, determine their ripeness, and pick ripe strawberries.
A rice-growing robot is under development that can analyze the environment such as the infertility of the field.