An agricultural robot includes a modular treatment device situated on top of a base. The modular treatment device includes a boom system having a first arm and a second arm. A plurality of light modules are located on the first arm and the second arm.
A pollination system including an enclosure configured to house an insect nest, and a gate system operatively connected to the enclosure. The gate system includes an exit gate assembly, an entrance gate assembly, a vision system configured to capture images of insects within the exit gate assembly and the entrance gate assembly, and a controller configured to operate the exit gate assembly and the entrance gate assembly based on the images captured by the vision system to control a number of insects within an enclosed space surrounding the pollination system.
A robotic harvesting system includes a base, a linear transport, a robotic arm, and an end effector. The base is configured to move in a direction of travel. A linear transport is mounted to the base. The linear transport is configured to move along the base in substantially a same direction or opposite direction as the direction of travel. A robotic arm is mounted to the linear transport. The robotic arm has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the robotic arm is configured to rotate toward and away from the base from a first joint. An end effector is mounted on the distal end of the robotic arm.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
An agricultural robot includes a modular treatment device situated on top of a base. The modular treatment device includes a boom system having a first arm and a second arm. A plurality of light modules are located on the first arm and the second arm.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
An irrigation system for a vertical farm system including one or more irrigation stations, each of the one or more irrigation stations including one or more tanks that hold irrigation fluid, and one or more spigots that deliver the irrigation fluid from the one or more tanks to the vertical farm system. Each of the one or more irrigation stations includes a plurality of sub-assemblies, and each sub-assembly includes a corresponding one of the one or more tanks and a corresponding one of the one or more spigots.
A pollination system including an enclosure configured to house an insect nest, and a gate system operatively connected to the enclosure. The gate system includes an exit gate assembly, an entrance gate assembly, a vision system configured to capture images of insects within the exit gate assembly and the entrance gate assembly, and a controller configured to operate the exit gate assembly and the entrance gate assembly based on the images captured by the vision system to control a number of insects within an enclosed space surrounding the pollination system.
A system and method of identifying pests within a closed environment, including training, by a computer, a neural network based on training data and a selected training algorithm to generate a trained neural network, wherein the training data comprises data associated with features of specific pest-types and tags associated with the pest-types and the selected training algorithm includes a deep learning framework, detecting one or more pests within an image using the trained neural network, the image being an image of at least one substrate on which are disposed the one or more pests, and generating a report indicating presence of the detected one or more pests within the closed environment.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
A system for harvesting fruit from plants including robots having end effectors and cameras, a programmatic logic controller and a server. The server includes an inference module that generates output associated with identification of fruit within images captured by the cameras, a 3D module that generates three dimensional image information representing a world frame in which the fruit is positioned, and an aggregator module that generates pick data within a world map generated based on the world frame, where the pick data is used by the programmatic logic controller to control the robots to pick the fruit without causing damage to the plants or surrounding environment.
An irrigation system including a fluid distribution block configured for attachment to an irrigation drip line of a moving plant system, a clamping mechanism configured for releasable attachment to the fluid distribution block, and a linear actuator configured to move the clamping mechanism so that the clamping mechanism and the fluid distribution block travel together when the clamping mechanism is releasably attached to the fluid distribution block.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
An end effector includes a cutting mechanism, a gripping mechanism, and a pivot component. The cutting mechanism and the gripping mechanism are coupled to the pivot component. The cutting mechanism is coupled to a first portion of the pivot component and the gripping mechanism is coupled to a second portion of the pivot component.
A vertical farm system including at least one enclosure, the at least one enclosure separated into a day section and a night section, a plurality of racks disposed within the at least one enclosure and configured to hold plants, a conveyor system configured to move the plurality of racks through the day and night section of the at least one enclosure, and at least one of an irrigation system, a lighting system or an automated harvesting system disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one of the irrigation system, the lighting system and the automated harvesting system being stationary relative to the plurality of racks.
An irrigation system for a vertical farm system including one or more irrigation stations, each of the one or more irrigation stations including one or more tanks that hold irrigation fluid, and one or more spigots that deliver the irrigation fluid from the one or more tanks to the vertical farm system. Each of the one or more irrigation stations includes a plurality of sub-assemblies, and each sub-assembly includes a corresponding one of the one or more tanks and a corresponding one of the one or more spigots.
An end effector includes a cutting mechanism, a gripping mechanism, and a pivot component. The cutting mechanism and the gripping mechanism are coupled to the pivot component. The cutting mechanism is coupled to a first portion of the pivot component and the gripping mechanism is coupled to a second portion of the pivot component.
An end effector includes a cutting mechanism, a gripping mechanism, and a pivot component. The cutting mechanism and the gripping mechanism are coupled to the pivot component. The cutting mechanism is coupled to a first portion of the pivot component and the gripping mechanism is coupled to a second portion of the pivot component.
A robotic harvesting system includes a base, a gantry system, a robotic arm, and a control system. The base is configured to move in a direction of travel. The gantry system is coupled to the base. The gantry includes a linear transport that is configured to move along the base in substantially a same direction or opposite direction as the direction of travel. The linear transport is coupled to a rod that extends downwards from a top portion of the gantry system. A robotic arm is mounted to the rod at a first joint. A control system is configured to send one or more corresponding commands that cause the linear transport, the rod, and/or the robotic arm to move.
An end effector includes a cutting mechanism, a gripping mechanism, and a pivot component. The cutting mechanism and the gripping mechanism are coupled to the pivot component. The cutting mechanism is coupled to a first portion of the pivot component and the gripping mechanism is coupled to a second portion of the pivot component.
A robotic harvesting system includes a base, a linear transport, a robotic arm, and an end effector. The base is configured to move in a direction of travel. A linear transport is mounted to the base. The linear transport is configured to move along the base in substantially a same direction or opposite direction as the direction of travel. A robotic arm is mounted to the linear transport. The robotic arm has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the robotic arm is configured to rotate toward and away from the base from a first joint. An end effector is mounted on the distal end of the robotic arm.
