Robot for selective application of fungicides to control potato diseases

Abstract

The world continues to actively develop robots for agriculture. The concept of unmanned technologies is being promoted in the agricultural sector of developed countries. Its high efficiency is expected due to the reduction of labor costs. However, the implementation of this concept in practice faces difficulties. The cost of creating new intellectual property results increases every year. To create a robot and ensure its novelty, inventors are forced to spend more and more money, resort to the services of outside engineers. Plant protection (including potato) remains an acute problem, requiring increased efficiency of treatments. This problem is exacerbated in light of the growing concern of machine operators about pesticide damage. To reduce the role of the “human factor,” we are using a specially designed robot.