Robot: Land Care Robot
Task(s): Autonomously mow, haul, groom, plough snow, spray, till, hoe and more.
Development start: Autumn 2018
Pricing: From US $15,000 – US $39,000 depending on various options (€13,862 – €36042 according to the exchange rate of 30-10-2024).
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Description
The autonomous Land Care Robot (LCR) is solar-electric and is a multi-purpose, heavy-duty robot. It can manually or autonomously mow, haul, groom, plough snow, spray, till, hoe and more. The LCR uses user-defined paths and work areas or visual cues to follow a person or peer machine and is controlled by a low-cost Raspberry Pi 4 computer. The LCR uses a low-cost combination of depth cameras, GPS and IMU and a topological probabilistic model to navigate in dynamic, structured and unstructured environments. The robot has a stainless steel, modular, field-repairable chassis and comes in various configurations (e.g. with tracks and 4WD).
Drive train type
Field repairable, chain-based drive train.
Characteristics
One hitch in the middle for precise work with perfect Solar powered, 2,000 kg lift capacity, 3,000+ kg tow capacity, 50-degree inclines (roll + pitch), Mechanical PTO, Electrical PTO, Inverter and more.
Navigation system
Day or night. Rain or Shine. Navigation tech is use-case specific and fuses data from one or more of GPS, RTK, Vision, LPS. Obstacle detection uses rangefinders (e.g., depth camera, lidar, sonar).
Specifications
| Name robot | Land Care Robot/heavy-duty, multipurpose |
| Dimensions | Length 2.93 m/9,6 feet. Width 1.46m/4.8 feet. Height 1.22m/4 feet. Can be adjusted up or down for different use cases. |
| Turning radius | Zero turn |
| Weight | 550 kg |
| Energy source | Solar-electric. Solar is always active. Clients can plug into AC (110V or 220V) or use a level 2 AC charger. |
| Energy stock/range | Task dependent and depends on the energy storage option chosen. Can be as high as 24 hours. |
| Driveline | Field repairable, chain-based drive train. |
| Output capacity | Application dependent, about 1 acre per hour, day or night, rain or shine. |
| Navigation system | Navigation tech is use-case specific and fuses data from one or more of GPS, RTK, Vision, LPS. Obstacle detection uses rangefinders (e.g., depth camera, lidar, sonar). |
| Pricing | From US $15,000 – US $39,000 depending on various options (€13,862 – €36042 according to the exchange rate of 30-10-2024). |
| Availability (countries) | Primarily North America. Some deployments in Europe and Oceania. |
| Units operational (total end 2024) | Undisclosed |
