METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PROCESSING OF CONTAINER-GROWN PLANTS USING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS

• Main Authors: GRINNELL, CHARLES, M, SANDIN, PAUL, E, JONES, JOSEPH, L, VU, CLARA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 10.09.2014
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; CONTROLLING; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED; FERTILISING; FISHING; FORESTRY; HAND TOOLS; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MANIPULATORS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PLANTING; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; REGULATING; SOWING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING; WATERING

A system is provided for processing container-grown plants positioned in a given area. The system includes a processing station positioned in the area for processing the container-grown plants. It also includes one or more autonomous mobile container handling robots configured to: (i) travel to a so...