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Three%Million%and%Coun/ng%
How%Real%Robots%are%Revolu/onizing% Real%Nurseries%
1%
Topics%
- Applica/on%area%
- Implementa/on%
- Principles%behind%task%choice%
- Future%concepts%
2%
Three%Million%and%Coun/ng% How%Real%Robots%are%Revolu/onizing% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Three%Million%and%Coun/ng% How%Real%Robots%are%Revolu/onizing% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Three%Million%and%Coun/ng% How%Real%Robots%are%Revolu/onizing% Real%Nurseries% 1% Topics% Applica/on%area% Implementa/on% Principles%behind%task%choice% Future%concepts% 2% Nursery%&%Greenhouse%Industry% 3% Wholesale%
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Nursery%&%Greenhouse%Industry%
3%
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Wholesale%Growers%
4%
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Ground%Truth%
5%
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Manual%Spacing%
6%
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Constraints%
- Outdoor%environment%–%sun,%rain,%dust,%mud%
- Farm%equipment%–%must%be%tough/reliable%
- Users%have%liSle%educa/on%–%must%be%intui/ve%
- Can’t%be%more%trouble%than%it’s%worth%
7%
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Implementa/on%
A%–%SICK%laser%ranger% B%–%BedXedge%sensors% C%–%Gripper% D%–%EStop%flag% E%–%Electronics%box% F%–%Balancing%roller%
- %%Small,%autonomous%mobile%robots%
- %%Differen/al%drive%mobility%system%
- %%One%DoF%manipulator%plus%gripper%
- %%RobotXiden/fiable%bedXedge%reference%mark%
- %%Laser%ranger%finds%pots%and%obstacles%
%
8%
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A%–%Iden/fy%pot%to%pickup% B%–%Find%boundary%marker% C%–%Select%des/na/on%for%pot%
Spacing%Strategy%
9%
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Boundary%System%
- Special%rope%–%retroreflec/ve%
- Sunlight%challenge%
- Works%as%designed%but%small%FoV%
- Working%to%replace%with%a%camera%
10%
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Laser%Ranger%
- Must%iden/fy%pot%to%pick%up%
- Must%recognize%paSern%of%pots%for%putdown%
11%
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Teaming%
- Robots%can%operate%in%
teams%
- No%interXrobot%
communica/on%
- Laser%ranger%detects%
retroreflec/ve%tape%on% teammates%by%signal% strength.%
- Robots%pause%when%
teammate%ahead%
12%
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Simple%User%Interface%
Controls%select:% %%%%Task%–%Spacing,%Consolida/on,%Collec/on% %%%%PaSern%–%Hex%or%Rectangular% %%%%PlantXtoXplant%spacing%distance% %%%%Bed%width% %%%%Boundary%rela/ve%to%robot%(arrows)%
13%
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Where%Have%All%the%Robots%Gone?%
14%
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The$Proposed$Robot:$ ! %%Does%something%lots%of%people%want%done% ! %%Can%be%built%using%exis/ng%technology% ! %%Is%cost%compe//ve%with%current%solu/ons%
Checklist%for%Robo/c%Survival%
Market% Technology% Cost%
15%
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Market:%Large%and%Neglected%
$2.5$B$ $17$B%
16%
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17%
Labor Worries Rise As Planting Season Nears In Alabama We’re running out of farm workers. Immigration reform won’t help Jan 2013 Oct 2011 Salinas Valley, California Hit by Farm Worker Shortage Plaguing Rest of U.S. Dec 2012 California Farmers Leaving Crops Unpicked Amid Labor Shortage Aug 2012
Market: Workforce is not Sustainable
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- One%degree%of%freedom%manipulator%
- PhotodiodeXbased%boundary%sensor%
- OffXtheXshelf%range%sensor%
- OffXtheXshelf%baSeries%&%charger%
- No%interXrobot%communica/on%
Technology:%No%Research%Grants%Needed%
18%
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- Small%size%
- No%RTK%GPS%%(±2%cm%accuracy)%
- Simple%manipulator%and%gripper%
- Simple%UI%⇒%minimal%worker%training%
- Nothing%superfluous,%every%subXsystem%earns%it%keep%
Cost:%Minimize%
GPS% 6%dof%arm%
19%
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The%Downside%of%Big%
Step$1:$Build%a%robot%able%to%cause%tremendous%damage% Step$2:$Keep%adding%sensors,%wri/ng%code,%and%doing%tests%un/l% you’re%certain%it%never%will%
20%
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Future%Concepts%
Maintenance%Sta/on% Crop%Scout%
21%
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Technology/Market%Dilemma%
- Applica/on%favorable%for%robo/c%development%
- Market%size%doesn’t%jus/fy%investment%
- E.g.%Asparagus%harves/ng%robot%
– No%obscuring%foliage% – Maturity%=%height% – Not%squishy% – Hard%to%find%labor% – But,%US%Market%only%$90M%
22%
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Thank%you%
joe.jones@HarvestAI.com%
23%