Agrobot for in-field soil analysis

With the advancement of variable rate technologies (VRT) used for sowing, watering, fertilizing, pesticides and herbicides application, the need for systems that can precisely and quickly determine soil variability and identify management zones within a single plot emerged.

We address this complex task using robot platform Agrobot Lala, which is specially adapted for agricultural applications as well as for incorporating sensors for soil analysis and soil sampling systems. The proposed system moves through the field and perform soil sampling and soil parameters analysis as well as the georeferencing the results of the analysis. The complete process is autonomous since it is possible to predefine the route of Agrobot Lala on the plot using GPS coordinates and a 3D Real-Time-LIDAR system.

As a result of the analysis, multilayer maps are generated, which can be used to make the right decisions, optimize the production and make full use of the precision agriculture in terms of efficiency, yield increase and sustainability of agricultural production.

Projects:

agROBOfood: Business-Oriented Support to the European Robotics and Agri-food Sector, towards a network of Digital Innovation Hubs in Robotics, H2020-DT-2018-1

Development of the device for measurement and mapping of nitrogen as the most important parameter in sustainable agriculture, contract no. 114-451-2794/2016-03, funded by Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia.