Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Agricultural robot system and method
- Patent Title (中): 农业机器人系统与方法
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Application No.: US12945871Application Date: 2010-11-14
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Publication No.: US08381501B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Harvey Koselka , Bret Wallach
- Applicant: Harvey Koselka , Bret Wallach
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Vision Robotics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Vision Robotics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: ARC IP Law, PC
- Agent Joseph J. Mayo
- Main IPC: A01D34/00
- IPC: A01D34/00 ; G06F19/00

Abstract:
An agricultural robot system and method of harvesting, pruning, culling, weeding, measuring and managing of agricultural crops. Uses autonomous and semi-autonomous robot(s) comprising machine-vision using cameras that identify and locate the fruit on each tree, points on a vine to prune, etc., or may be utilized in measuring agricultural parameters or aid in managing agricultural resources. The cameras may be coupled with an arm or other implement to allow views from inside the plant when performing the desired agricultural function. A robot moves through a field first to “map” the plant locations, number and size of fruit and approximate positions of fruit or map the cordons and canes of grape vines. Once the map is complete, a robot or server can create an action plan that a robot may implement. An action plan may comprise operations and data specifying the agricultural function to perform.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110137456A1 AGRICULTURAL ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-06-09
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