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FIELD ROBOTS CATALOGUE ▶▶▶ Carré Anatis autonomous robot for mechanical weed control
Manufacturer: Carré (France) Robot(s): Anatis Task(s): autonomous robot for mechanical weed control Development start: 2015 Pricing: sells at € 100,000 – € 140,000 Units active: about 10 Description: Anatis is designed to carry implements for mechanical weeding of row crops. The robot is electrically driven by two or four wheel motors and guided by RTK GPS and an optical camera system to detect plant rows. The interchangeable lithium ion battery pack is good for eight hours of autonomous work. The ro- bot has a three-point linkage at the back for attach- ing various implements. Is in service in France, Bel- gium and Switzerland. Availability: The Anatis will be available across Europe in 2021. The price ranges from € 100,000 to € 140,000, depending on specifications such as two or four-wheel drive, camera guidance and more.
Directed Machines multi-purpose, heavy-duty land care robot
Manufacturer: Directed Machines (USA) Robot(s): Land Care Robot Task(s): multi-purpose, heavy-duty land care robot Development start: autumn 2018 Pricing: sells at US$ 14,800 Units active: a small fleet Description: The Land Care Robot (LCR) is an autonomous, solar- electric, multi-purpose, heavy-duty land care robot. Using imple- ments attached to the category 1 three-point hitch, it can manually or autonomously mow, haul, groom, plough snow, spray, till, hoe and more. It comes in various configurations (e.g. with tracks and 4WD). The LCR uses a low-cost combination of depth cameras, GPS and IMU and a topological probabilistic model to navigate in dynamic, struc- tured and un-structured environments. It uses user-defined paths and work areas or visual cues to follow a person or peer machine, all controlled by a low-cost Raspberry Pi 4 computer. It has a stainless steel, modular, field-repairable chassis. Availability: is available in the USA, Canada and throughout the world.
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