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TOMSK, Jul 6 – RIA Tomsk. Scientists of Yurga branch
of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) develop the agrorobot which will be able
to plow sites of fields, remote for heavy machinery, and will be more
convenient and cheaper than foreign analogs, the press service of the
university reported on Wednesday.
It is specified that the agrorobot is a small
self-propelled device which will be able to plow the earth, to process plants
from wreckers and to mow a grass. It is useful on the small land plots, such as
greenhouse facilities or skilled fields where it is difficult or all impossible
to use large-size equipment.
"On power the robot will replace a
motor-cultivator and will be able to process the area from several hundred
parts up to two hectares of the earth. According to developers if the cost of
foreign analogs reaches 10 thousand dollars, then the final cost of their
agrorobot together with system of sensors will be within 100 thousand rubles.
They plan to carry out field tests of the robot by fall 2017", – is said
in the message.
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It is added that now the base for future robotic
complex (the full-fledged robot) – the platform equipped with the petrol engine
is already ready. Already made agrorobot will be able to work in the autonomous
mode – being guided on the sensors placed in the field. Now developers intend
"to teach" it to remember the passable route.
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"When I was in "Kuban" agroholding,
engineers have told that service of GPS system <...> on one tractor costs
approximately 300 thousand rubles a year. We suggest to use simple inexpensive
sensors on solar batteries", – the press service quotes of one the developers
Andrey Proskokov's .
It is noted that development already managed to become
the prize-winner of two Russian competitions. "On international <…>
forum "Altai. Growth points" our robot took the second place
<…>, the team got a grant for further works. Also we have presented the
robot at the All-Russian competition of intellectual and robotic systems to agrarian
and industrial complex "Agrobot-profi". In the nomination
"Idea" to us have awarded the first place", – Proskokov says.