Sensing and Perception in Robotic Weeding: Innovations and Limitations for Digital Agriculture [PDF]
SensorsThe challenges and drawbacks of manual weeding and herbicide usage, such as inefficiency, high costs, time-consuming tasks, and environmental pollution, have led to a shift in the agricultural industry toward digital agriculture.
Siva K Balasundram +1 more
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YOLOX-based blue laser weeding robot in corn field [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 A YOLOX convolutional neural network-based weeding robot was designed for weed removal in corn seedling fields, while verifying the feasibility of a blue light laser as a non-contact weeding tool.
Danlei Mu
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A Review of Robotic Weeding Modalities for Site-Specific Weed Management [PDF]
SensorsWeed control remains a critical challenge in modern crop production, particularly under increasing pressure to reduce chemical inputs and improve environmental sustainability. Recent advances in precision agriculture and robotic systems have enabled site-
Feng Gao +7 more
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Technology-driven approaches to intelligent mechanical weed control: a systematic review for sustainable weed management [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceThe intensifying global demand for sustainable agriculture has necessitated innovation in weed management, particularly through intelligent, non-chemical alternatives. Among these, smart mechanical weeding systems integrating artificial intelligence (AI),
Samriddha Das, Arjun Upadhyay, Xin Sun
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Targeted weed management of Palmer amaranth using robotics and deep learning (YOLOv7) [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AIEffective weed management is a significant challenge in agronomic crops which necessitates innovative solutions to reduce negative environmental impacts and minimize crop damage.
Amlan Balabantaray +6 more
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Intrarow Uncut Weed Detection Using You-Only-Look-Once Instance Segmentation for Orchard Plantations [PDF]
SensorsMechanical weed management is a drudging task that requires manpower and has risks when conducted within rows of orchards. However, intrarow weeding must still be conducted by manual labor due to the restricted movements of riding mowers within the rows ...
Rizky Mulya Sampurno +3 more
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Recent Advances in Agricultural Robots for Automated Weeding
AgriEngineeringWeeds are one of the primary concerns in agriculture since they compete with crops for nutrients and water, and they also attract insects and pests and are, therefore, hindering crop yield.
Theodore Pachidis, Chris Lytridis
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Effects of Tertill® Weeding Robot on Weed Abundance and Diversity
Agronomy, 2022 Robotic weed control may reduce labor requirements, soil disturbance, and amount of herbicide applied relative to non-robotic methods. Tertill® is among the first weeding robots to become commercially available. This solar-powered robot moves in a random
Kristine M. Averill +5 more
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Sensor-Based Intrarow Mechanical Weed Control in Sugar Beets with Motorized Finger Weeders
Agronomy, 2021 The need for herbicide usage reduction and the increased interest in mechanical weed control has prompted greater attention to the development of agricultural robots for autonomous weeding in the past years. This also requires the development of suitable
Jannis Machleb +3 more
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Weed Management in Ridge Tillage Systems—A Review
Agronomy, 2022 Although different modifications of ridge tillage (RT) systems exist in different regions around the world, the positive impacts of RT on crop yields and weed management are quite similar.
Oyebanji Alagbo +4 more
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