Video: Quirky robot imitates accurate hand weeding in line
The Quirky robot must be able to weed as precisely as a human hand in the crop row. Even at high weed densities and when the crop or the weeds are still very small. The start is there, but the robot is not yet ready for practical use.
During the Dutch Future Farming & Food Experience on the 31st of May in Lelystad (the Netherlands) twelve field robots and tools for precision hoeing showed what they are capable of. In the upcoming weeks, we will present to you 7 robots, with their own applications and specifications. First off, the Odd.Bot Quirky weeding robot.
Odd.Bot
The Quirky robot is a development of startup Odd.Bot. Since 2018, various parties such as Wageningen UR, TU Delft, and Microsoft have been working on the weeding robot. The goal is to remove weeds at an early stage in the crop row. The robot must also be able to remove weeds that are (very) close to the crop without damage. This could mean enormous labor savings on many intensive (organic) crops such as onions, carrots, and chicory. Odd.Bot also strives for simple and affordable robots that work together in swarms under the supervision of an operator.
Watch the video below to see the robot in action.
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