A Smart Robotic System for SmartFarm

智能农场的智能机器人系统

• 批准号: 107457
• 金额: $ 63.43万
• 依托单位: SMALL ROBOT COMPANY LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=107457
• 关键词: Smart; Robotic; System; SmartFarm

Small Robot Company is an agritech start-up commercialising a deceptively simple idea: small robots not big tractors. This project will aim to develop an pest and disease control spraying system integrated on a robotic platform, capable of treating the problem with a per-plant precision spraying platform. This will prevent yield-limiting crop damage by addressing pest and disease problems early, and minimise pesticide input through early intervention targeting only affected plants, not the whole crop. The deployment of small robots protects soils, avoiding the damage caused by conventional heavy machinery. They also require a fraction of the energy to operate. This precision approach maximises output, and minimises input - driving efficiency, contributing towards net zero emissions from agriculture and maximising farmer returns. The platform will contribute significantly to the commercialisation of SRC's Farming as a Service model. UK partners (SRC, University of Strathclyde and Agri-EPI Centre) will work closely with a consortium in China to develop, test and demonstrate this technology, with a view to jointly commercialising the project outputs in the UK, China and beyond.

小型机器人公司是一家农业技术启动，商业化了一个看似简单的想法：小型机器人而不是大拖拉机。该项目将旨在开发一个集成在机器人平台上的害虫和疾病控制喷雾系统，能够通过每个植物精密喷涂平台来治疗问题。这将通过早期解决害虫和疾病问题来防止限制损坏作物的损害，并通过仅针对受影响的植物而不是整个农作物来最大程度地减少农药输入。小型机器人的部署可以保护土壤，避免了传统重型机械造成的损害。他们还需要一部分能量才能运行。这种准确的方法可以最大化产出，并最大程度地减少输入效率，从而有助于农业净零排放量并最大化农民收益。该平台将对SRC农业作为服务模型的商业化作出重大贡献。英国合作伙伴（SRC，Strathclyde大学和Agri-EPI中心）将与中国的一个财团紧密合作，以开发，测试和演示这项技术，以共同将英国，中国及其他地区的项目产出共同商业化。