Mechanical Design and Robot Platform

Progress Review 1

Cultivator Design

  • Designed cultivating end-effector used for the weeding task.

 

Plant guards design

  • Designed plant guards to protect electronic components during field tests.

 

Progress Review 2

Installation of onboard computers

  • Assembled ZOTAC and Intel NUC for onboard processing, which will be utilized for Robotanist V2.

Version 1 of the end effector

  • Purchased parts and the fabricated first version of end -effector.
  • Fabrication involved lathe and milling work

 Sensor mount for Velodyne- 16 P

  • Created tilt-mount for Velodyne- 16P for mounting on the Robotanist platform.

Progress Review 3

Designed  mount for the ZED stereo camera