Robotic Following Cart to Replace Light Duty Tractor Tasks?

[candersen10]

Getting user feedback that we need some sounds for our robot. Specifically, sounds for:

- robot in motion
- robot with someone in the way
- someone moving too fast away from a robot and robot wanting them to slow down
- robot waiting and awake but not doing anything

Any ideas? Seems like everything to date in ag is back up alarms and beeps.

 

[MossRoad]

I'd suggest the cuss pack from the game redneck rampage.

OK, maybe not.

 

[daugen]

Honda’s Autonomous ATV Is Really Cool—and a Little Creepy | Automobile Magazine

note reference to agricultural operations and follow me mode

 

[MossRoad]

Honda’s Autonomous ATV Is Really Cool—and a Little Creepy | Automobile Magazine

note reference to agricultural operations and follow me mode

Coupled with Honda's marketing machine....

I wonder about prices.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

This year's Consumer Electronics Show had a powered suitcase that follows you through the airport:
Ovis: 1st AI-Powered Suitcase Following by Side | Indiegogo

MSRP around $800.

 

[daugen]

This year's Consumer Electronics Show had a powered suitcase that follows you through the airport:
Ovis: 1st AI-Powered Suitcase Following by Side | Indiegogo

MSRP around $800.

I guess for the person who has everything...
I'd like to see that thing go up or down an airport escalator..

 

[MossRoad]

TSA Agent:
Have you had your bag in your possession at all times?

Self driving luggage guy:
It followed me through the airport.

TSA Agent:
Could you see it while it was behind you?

Self driving luggage guy:
I guess not.

TSA Agent:
Please go into that room for an "enhanced" search.

 

[cqaigy2]

TSA Agent:
Have you had your bag in your possession at all times?

Self driving luggage guy:
It followed me through the airport.

TSA Agent:
Could you see it while it was behind you?

Self driving luggage guy:
I guess not.

TSA Agent:
Please go into that room for an "enhanced" search.

Those cost extra in some parts.

 

[daugen]

Robot Check

follow me golf bags.
Note reference to bluetooth tech involving follow me.

this is surely becoming more common.

 

[candersen10]

Robot Check

follow me golf bags.
Note reference to bluetooth tech involving follow me.

this is surely becoming more common.

The aspect of following a person autonomously is one aspect of our robot, but quite different it seems then the consumer-grade following equipment that is around in some areas. Our robots follow people by virtue of recognizing them and tracking them - in a field with 100 people working our robots can work with each person without needing each to have a bluetooth beacon. Beacons are a hardware solution to a software problem and have been around since the 1970s for people-following golf bags at least.

Today, we have a 4-5HP robot with 500 lbs of capacity, computer vision based autonomy enabling it to follow people, learn routes/re-run them autonomously, and to run up/down rows autonomously by virtue of recognizing them (Burro Following Rows - YouTube). Our robot is also farm rugged - weatherproof, designed to work in field, etc.

I believe this is how autonomous farming begins - collaborative robots that help people work more productively while being modular-ly expandable to do more and more tasks autonomously.