Throvald Agricultural Robot by Saga Robotics

1. Thorvald II 1Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The Thorvald agricultural robot
by Saga Robotics

3. Agricultural machinery
-a little history…
6000 B.C ?
MESOPOTAMIA
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
300 B.C
1850
STEAM ENGINE
1900
SMALL TRACTORS 1980
BIG TRACTORS
2000
HUGE TRACTORS
Norwegian University of Life SciencesRobotics and Control Group

4. Thorvald II 4Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Opportunities
How can robots help to get advanced
technology into the fiels?

5. UV effects
Oct 2017
Confidential

7. Robots in Agriculture (Tractica)

8. The RAS-Berry project
Robotics and Automation for Berry Production
One of the largest, if not the largest,
research project on agricultural
robotics worldwide:
• 9 postdocs
• 15 PhDs
• 6 engineers/technicians
• 15 Professors
• 2 project managers
Norwegian University of Life SciencesRobotics and Control Group
PERCEPTION
OF HUMANS
APPLIED TO FRUIT PICKING
FLEET MANAGEMENT
SHARED AUTONOMY
CHARGING
TOOL CHGANGING
APPLIED TO
AGRONOMY
PhD NMBU
Lars Grimstad
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
P. J. From
N. Bjugstad
Engineer Saga
Øystein Sund
1st
Funding: Saga Robot
2nd
P. J. From
N. Bjugstad
WP1
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Marc Hanheide
postdoc Lincoln
NN (UKps2)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
G. Cielniak
P. J. From
Engineer Saga
Marius Austad
1st
Funding: Saga Robot
2nd
P. J. From
N. Bjugstad
PhD NMBU
Vignesh Raja
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
J Gjevestad
P. J. From
PhD NMBU
NN (NPhD2)
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
P. J. From
G. Neumann
PhD NMBU
Ivar Overland (20%)
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
J Gjevestad
R A S – B e r r y
Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Berry Production
Project coordinator:
Pål Johan From
Participants:
Univ. Lincoln, NMBU, Saga Robotics, CBS Robotics
Pilot farms:
BerryGardens (UK) and Myhrene (NO)
postdoc NMBU
NN (Npd1)
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
P. J. From
G. Cielniak
PhD NMBU
NN (NPhD1)
1st
Funding: NMBU
2nd
P. J. From
J. Gjevestad
PhD Lincoln
NN (UKpd2)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
P. Baxter
P. J. From
postdoc Lincoln
NN (IUKPhD1)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
N. Bellotto
P. J. From
WP3
TASK PLANNING & SCHEDULING
Greg Cielniak, Marc Hanheide
WP2
WORLD MODELLING
Greg Cielniak
WP5
SAFE HRI
Nicola Bellotto Paul Baxter
WP6
PERCEPTION
Tom Duckett, Mike Mangan
WP7
FRUIT PICKING
Gerhard Neumann
WP4
NAVIGATION AND AUTONOMY
Jon Glenn Gjevestad
WP9
MECHANICAL DESIGN
Pål Johan From
postdoc Lincoln
NN (IUKPhD1)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
D. Bochtis
P. J. From
postdoc Lincoln
NN (IUKpd1)
1st
Funding: Innovate UK
2nd
T. Duckett
P. J. From
PhD Lincoln
NN (UKPhD2)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
M. Mangan
P. J. From
postdoc Lincoln
NN (IUKpd1)
1st
Funding: Innovate UK
2nd
P. J. From
J. Gjevestad
Researchr Saga
Sutha
1st
Funding: Saga Robot
2nd
I. Wright
Arne Stensvan
WP7
AGRONOMY
Simon, Isobel
WP10
DEMONTRATORS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Pål Johan From
Mech eng Lincoln
NN (Staff3)
1st
Supervisors
2nd
P. J. From
G. Cielniak
Design en Lincoln
NN (Staff4)
1st
Supervisors
2nd
P. J. From
G. Cielniak
Technic. Lincoln
NN (Staff5)
1st
Supervisors
2nd
P. J. From
G. Cielniak
3D vision to replace
Kinect
Single fruit
detection/modelling
WP0
MANAGEMENT
Marc Hanheide
Project Manager
NN (Staff1)
Project Manager
NN (Staff2)
postdoc Lincoln
NN (UKpd1)
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
M. Hanheide
P. J. From
PhD Lincoln
NN (UKPhD3)
1st
Funding: AHDB
2nd
M. Mangan
PhD Lincoln
NN (UKPhD3)
1st
Funding: BBRSC
2nd
G. Cielniak
PhD Lincoln
NN (UKPhD4)
1st
Funding: BBRSC
2nd
G. Cielniak
RELATED ACTIVITY
LIGHT MODELLNG
Simon, Isobel
postdoc Lincoln
Amir Badiee
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
S. Pearson
PhD Lincoln
Gulce Onbasili
1st
Funding: AHDB
2nd
S. Pearson
RELATED ACTIVITY
POST-HARVEST SOFT FRUIT
HANDLING
Simon, Geri
PhD Lincoln
Liana
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
S. Pearson
PhD NMBU
Ya Xiong
1st
Funding: RCN
2nd
P. J. From
PhD NMBU
Aleksander Eilertsen
1st
Funding: RCN
2nd
P. J. From
E. Misimi
RELATED ACTIVITY
DRONES IN AGRICULTURE
Pål From
PhD NMBU
Mariann Bakken
1st
Funding: Sintef
2nd
P. J. From
RELATED ACTIVITY
THE COSMOS PROJECT
Simon, Greg
postdoc Lincoln
Jaime Fentanes
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
G. Cielniak
PhD Lincoln
Anestis Zaganidis
1st
Funding: Univ. Lincoln
2nd
G. Cielniak