An Overview of Agricultural Robots
ADVANTAGES:
The Robo does not get sick or tired and does not need time off.
It can operate with closer tolerances (so every round is at full field capacity), Fewer errors and at higher speeds
Because machines can be made lighter and cheaper if the driver's seat, controls and cab can be eliminated.
It can be used in various fields like agriculture, medicine, mining, and space research .
It can be sent to another planet to study their environmental conditions.
The machines could easily work around trees, rocks, ponds and other obstacles.
Small suburban fields could be worked almost as efficiently as large tracts of land.
DISADVANTAGES:
One of the key disadvantages of driverless machines for agriculture is liability.
Access to the technology.
Not currently scale neutral.
Better sensors would help. Improved scouting programs would be essential. Nevertheless, a periodic human presence in the field is likely to be necessary for the near future.
Robots could change the culture /emotional appeal of agriculture.
Energy issues costly.
CONCLUSION:
In agriculture, the opportunities for robot-enhanced productivity are immense and the robots are appearing on farms in various guises and in increasing numbers. The other problems associated with autonomous farm equipment can probably be overcome with technology. 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. It may mean a rethinking of how crop production is done. Crop production may be done better and cheaper with a swarm of small machines than with a few large ones.
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