Thursday, April 18, 2013

Self-Driving Pivot


I'm planning a pivot to one of my ideas -- the Self-Driving Trash Can is being reimagined as a Gardening robot, driving through a patch of ground and either pulling weeds or deploying pesticide on them. How do they know a weed from a "good" plant? That's a very good question, and my answer is better.

What's a good word for plant which isn't a weed? Let me know in the comments!
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  1. tkalApril 18, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Depends on the gardener; crop, cultivated plants. I have seen demos where a farmer held a leaf from a weed under a sprayer arm and as it was moved around the sprayer turned on the correct nozzle. Uses light sensors. not the exact vid but close enough.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kYukqW0i5T4#t=39s

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    1. StephenGillieMay 1, 2013 at 12:06 PM

      Yes, essentially that device, mounted to a self-driving RC car or self-piloting quadcopter.

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