Manufacturer: Case IH (US) Type(s): Magnum and Quadtrac Kind of vehicle: robot tractor
Description/status: At the Farm Progress Show in 2016, Case IH debuted its autono- mous Magnum along with its vision of five levels of autonomy. It is developing the tech- nology together with Autonomous Solutions Incorporated (ASI). What is striking is that Case IH says it regards legislation as an opportunity rather than an obstacle. The new Magnum AFS Connect actually has all of the technical requisites on board to enable it to work autonomously. New Holland recent- ly introduced its version of this tractor, the T8 Genesis PLM.
Manufacturer: Dot Technology Corp. (CA) Type(s): Dot Kind of vehicle: equipment carrier
Description/status: Dot emerged from the ideas of sister company SeedMaster, which began development in 2014. The U-shaped tool carrier rides over the top of tools, as it were, to pick them up, such as a 9-metre- wide seed drill, a 36-metre-wide spray boom, fertiliser spreader, and grain chaser bin. Ac- cording to Dot, over 100 vehicles can be made ‘Dot-ready’. Six were built in 2018, while twenty have been planned for this year and we can expect to see a 3-metre-wide European model in 2021. Dot costs US $ 250,000–300,000.
Manufacturer: Agco/Fendt (D) Type(s): Xaver Kind of vehicle: swarm robot
Description/status: Xaver emerged from the three-year project MARS (Mobile Agricul- tural Robot Swarms) run by Fendt and Ulm University. A trailer brings between six and twelve Xavers to a plot, where they work au- tonomously as a swarm. They are initially used for sowing corn, but they will ultimately be used for all tasks, except soil cultivation and harvesting. Fendt opts for small robots because they have a considerably lower impact on the environment than large vehicles. A vid- eo was published recently showing Xaver sowing corn. It is hoped to be ready for practical application in three to five years.
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