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1. VISION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ALIGARH
PRESENTATIONON
EmergingTECHNOLOGY
IN
AGRICULTURE
PRESENTED BY-
Ms. Shahena Parveen
AG Department

2. INTRODUCTION
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o The use of technology is increasing day by day.
o We all depend on technology & we use various
technology to accomplish specific tasks in our lives.
o In today’s world, we are surrounded by a lots of
technologies.
o So it is better to stay up-to-date with new emerging
technologies.

3. TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE
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o Technology has played a big role in developing
the agricultural industry.
o Innovations in technologies have modernized the
agricultural field.
o Various machineries & tools have helped the
farmers of our country to play a vital role in
developing the economy.
o In India, the basic technology of agricultural
machines has changed little in the last century.

4. SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE
IN INDIA
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o Around 58 % population of India depends on
Agriculture.
o Almost 60% of Indian land comprises of
agricultural land.
o 140.7 million hectare area is available for sown.
o Agriculture & catch fishery is amongst the fastest
growing industries in India.
o Agriculture continues to play a major role in
Indian Economy

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ROLE OF
AGRICULTURE
IN INDIAN
ECONOMY
Share in
national
income &
contribution
on capital
formation
Largest
employment
providing
sector
Providing of
food surplus
to the
expanding
population
Providing
raw material
to industries

6. AGRICULTURE+ROBOTS=AGRIBOTS
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7. INTRODUCTION
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o A robot is a mechanical, artificial agent and is
usually an electromechanical system.
o It is a device that, because of software
programming, makes complicated tasks easy to
perform.
Robots-
Vitirover solar robot cutting grass and weeds in vines

8. DEFINITION
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o Agricultural robotics is the use of automation in
bio systems such as agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries. It is replacing the conventional techniques
to perform the same tasks, with efficiency.
o Applying automation to agriculture has helped
create several advancements to the industry while
helping farmers save money and time.
Agricultural robotics-

9. Difference between automized and
conventional technique
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CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUIES AUTOMIZED TECHNIQUES
Conventional techniques depend on
human power and old techniques.
Robots can work non stop, humans
need rest.
Human may not be able to work in
hazardous environments.
large sized wheels required in muddy
soils, robots small sized wheels
perform well.
Larger machinery do compact the
soil.
The lightweight of the robots do not
compact the soil.
Normal human can not do all this
things and depend on old techniques.
Robots can detect presence of
diseases, weeds, insect infestations
and other stress

10. Why Agricultural Robots are preferred-
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 We can expect the robots to perform agricultural
operations autonomously such as-
o Spraying and mechanical weed control.
o Fruit picking, watching the farms day & night for
an effective report.
o Allowing farmers to reduce the environmental
impact.
o Increase precision and efficiency.
o Manage individual plants in novel ways.

11. Techniques involving Agricultural
Robots
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• Processes like-
Ploughing, seeding, fertilizing, weeding, harvesting,
spraying etc. require large amount man power. Hence
in order to reduce this need, and save time and money,
robots are effectively done all the works.
API Platform MF- Scamp robots for scouting, weeding and harvesting

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Ploughing (Seed bed preparation)-
• primary process; the top soil is mixed and turned
to prepare a seed bed, burying the surface crop
residue.
Seed mapping-
• Recording geospatial position of each seed as it
goes under ground is “seed mapping”
• checking and counting seed by placing an infrared
sensor below the seed chute. Seed cuts infrared
beam and triggers a data logger that records a
position orientation of seeder.

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Reseeding-
o This is the concept of being able to identify where
the seed was not placed and can automatically place
another seed in same position.
Seed placement-
o Placing seeds so that they get maximum air, light,
water
o A hexagonal or triangular seeding pattern , or less
space in row n more between rows may be applied
by using robots

14. TYPES OF ROBOTS USED IN
AGRICULTURE
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1. Demeter (used for harvesting).
2. Robot for weed control.
3. Forester robot.
4. Robot in horticulture.
5. Fruit picking robot.

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Field robots work with respect to environment and
medium. They change themselves according to the
required condition.
Field robots-
Mobile robots are those which posses mobility with
respect to a medium. The entire system moves with
respect to environment.
Mobile robots-
Field robots Mobile robots

16. Demeter- Robot farmer-
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o Demeter is a robot that can cut crops it looks like a
normal harvester, but can drive by itself without any
human supervision.
o Demeter has cameras on it that can detect the difference
between the crop that has been cut and crop that hasn’t.
o This information tells it where to drive, where to put its
cutter head, and when it has come to the end of a crop
row so it can turn around.
o The Demeter robot can also be driven by remote
control. Or, Demeter can be taught a path, and then
follow that path using its on board sensors and
computer control systems.

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Demeter- Robot

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The Demeter system strives to provide three
levels of automation-
•First, a “cruise control” feature, which will
automatically steer, drive and control the harvesting
header, will be provided to harvester operators.
•“drone” feature will be provided, allowing one operator
to remotely control several harvesters.
•Thirdly, a “fully autonomous machine” will be
developed that will allow a harvester to completely
harvest a field with no human supervision.

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Weed Controller-
o A four-wheel-drive weed-seeking robot was developed
and the task of the weed-removing device is to remove
or destroy the weed.
o Crops that are grown in rows can be weeded by
running a hoe between the crop rows.
o An intelligent hoe uses vision systems to identify the
rows of crops, and steer itself accurately between them,
considerably reducing the need for herbicides.
o Weed identification is based on colour photography.
The equipped robot helps production of weed maps
identifying plant.

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Weed Controller

21. Robotic gantry-
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o Traditional spraying can be very efficient, especially
when they cover large areas.
o The robotic gantry could apply both liquid sprays and
fertilizer and be able to regulate itself according to
current weather conditions.
o If it became too windy then the gantry could just stop
and wait until conditions improved.
o Sensing systems could be mounted on a trolley that
could move along the spray boom as in the crop
scouting section.

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Forester robot-
o This is a special type of robot used for cutting up of
wood, tending trees, and pruning of X- mas tree and for
harvesting pulp and hard wood and in the forests.
o It employs a special jaws and axes for chopping the
branch.

23. Robot In Horticulture-
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o Robot is used in lawns to cut the grass in lawns.
o It can cut any lawn, regardless of its geometric shape.
o In automatic mode, a fully charged Robo-mower can
typically mow a lawn of 2500 to 3200 sq. ft.,
depending on the number of obstacles in its path,
slopes, height of grass, humidity, etc.
o It operates electrically on rechargeable batteries,
mulching blades, whisper quiet operation and without
any pollution

24. Fruit picking robot-
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o The fruit picking robots need to pick ripe fruit without
damaging the branches or leaves of the tree.
o The robots must be able to access all areas of the tree
being harvested.
o The robot can distinguish between fruit and leaves by
using video image capturing.
o The camera is mounted on the robot arm, and the
colours detected are compared with properties stored
in memory.

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Fruit picking robot

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o If fruit is hidden by leaves, an air jet can be used to
blow leaves out the way so a clearer view and access
can be obtained.
o It can move, in, out, up, down, and in cylindrical and
spherical motion patterns.
o The pressure applied to the fruit is sufficient for
removal from the tree, but not enough to crush the
fruit.
o The shape of the gripper depends on the fruit being
picked.
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27. Advantages of Robots, Using in
Agriculture
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o Agricultural robots are capable of collecting crop and
soil samples.
o They are small in size, which allows them to be able
to accumulate data close to the crops.
o They are also capable of mowing, spraying pesticides,
finding diseases or parasites, and performing
mechanical weeding.
o Their sensors are used to spray only the area affected
by the parasite instead of the entire crop.
o This has helped to protect our environment by
reducing the amount of harmful chemicals released in
the air.

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forestry, green house, horticulture etc.
o Farmers are interested in using robots to tend fields
of crops, pick fruit, or even maintain animal.
o Experiments are being done to produce world’s
smallest, weightless robot for using them as scouts
in fields.
o Using robots means the opportunity of replacing
human operators, which provides effective solutions
with return on investment.
o The Robot does not get sick or tired and does not
need time off.
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29. Disadvantages
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o One of the key disadvantages of driverless machines
for agriculture is liability access to the technology.
o Not currently scale neutral.
o Better sensors would help.
o Improved scouting programs would be essential.
o Nevertheless, a periodic human presence in the field
is likely to be necessary for the near future.
o Robots could change the culture /emotional appeal of
agriculture.
o Energy issues, costly

30. Agriculture Robot Suit-
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o The robot suit is designed specifically to help out with
tough agricultural work like pulling radishes.
o The suit has eight motors fitted over the shoulders,
elbows, back and knees to provide a power boost to the
wearer.
o The current model weighs 55 pounds and uses 16
sensors to function.
o Designers are hoping to continue to work with the suit
to reduce the weight.
o The goal of the suit design was to completely
eliminates the need for aging farmers to strain their
joints or muscles while lifting and moving various
objects.

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Robot Suit

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This equipment may be
in our future, but there
are important reasons
for thinking that it may
not be just replacing
the human driver with
a computer.
In agriculture, the
opportunities for robot
enhanced productivity
are immense – and the
robots are appearing on
farms in various guises
and in increasing
numbers.
Conclusion

33. MOBILE AGRICULTURE
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o Nowadays, mobiles & smartphones are playing a vital
role in accessing information about any topic.
o Thus several mobile apps have been developed for ease
in work for the farmers.
o These applications are more advanced & can give
accurate information.
o With increase in craze of smartphones & tablets, its
market is likely to grow.

34. AG-APPS CLASSIFICATION
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ID Apps : For identification purpose ( weeds, insects, etc.)
CALC Apps : For calculating purposes (Volume to spray, tank
mixes,etc.)
ECON Apps : For checking grain prices, market evolutions, news &
finances.
SCOUT Apps : For scouting purposes or for geo-positioning (soil
sampling, soil types, etc.)
GUIDE Apps : For diagnosing crop production issues in the field,
related to field guides.
GAG Apps : GAG (General Ag-Apps) for general use, management,
weather-related, magazines, & more

35. SOME USE FULL AGRI-APPS
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1. eFarmer
2. AgWeb
3. ArcGIS
4. The Corn
5. Aphid Scout
6. Farm Manager
7. Organic Farming
8. Rainbow
9. Unit Converter Ultimate

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