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Nebraska research team developing autonomous planting robot for cover crops – Future Farming
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are developing a commercial robot for autonomously planting cover crops. Currently, the research team is working on planting the full 300 acres of Rogers Memorial Farm near Lincoln, Nebraska, by using their Flex-Ro robots.
According to Santosh Pitla, Associate Professor Machine Automation and Agricultural Robotics, planting 300 acres autonomously is a very ambitious goal. “We are working hard to develop robotic platforms (both UGVs and UAVs)
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