Robots are taking up many duties in agriculture nowadays (with various levels of success), together with planting greenhouse vegetation and pruning vineyards. And there’s been no shortage of task in agronomic crops. The biggest push has been for self reliant machines that are remotely controlled the use of telematics. Kinze engineers have created an independent grain cart machine (designed to plug into any tractor) by which the cart follows a mix in the course of the area at secure distance.
Launched in 2011, AGCO’s Fendt Guide Connect leader-follower technology also connects two machines by way of GNSS sign and radio, so that each can also be controlled by way of just one driver. AGCO is constant to expand the concept based on customers’ enter on their farming needs, says Sepp Nuscheler, Fendt Senior Communications Manager at AGCO.
In a special approach, the Fendt MARS (Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms) undertaking makes use of small corn seeding robots which are lightweight, energy-efficient, highly agile, cloud-controlled and operated from a tablet app. There’s no cab however one off-field operator managing a fleet of multiple MARS gadgets. They can paintings across the clock and feature low maintenance wishes. “Look for some exciting developments to be shared on the MARS project in Q4 of this year,” says Nuscheler. “This is one direction we see the future of ag robotics heading — small but smart and many.”