公开(公告)号：US12082534B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18101168

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Inventor： Sourav Banerjee ,  Corey Leydig

IPC: A01G17/16 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: A01G17/16 ,  B25J9/162 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: An autonomous all-terrain robot for agricultural industries is designed to install support stakes inground on plant beds while being able to self-navigate. Apparatus and method provide a robot having the ability to perform the actions of navigating between plant beds and to determine a precise location and depth to place each supporting stake. The purpose of the stakes is to support the plants with weak stems. Part of some planting processes require stakes to support a plant as it begins to grow. from a two- or three-week-old plant to a fully mature plant. The presently disclosed subject matter provides a machine that can aid in the planting process of both bell peppers and eggplants and similar crops, used to drive stakes into planting beds. The presently disclosed technology (such as specific robotic device or robot) can work 24/7, weather permitting, while providing an efficient and completely hands-free way to install stakes needed in the planting process.