Machines. Technologies. Materials.
Vol. 13 (2019), Issue 12, pg(s) 509-521

MACHINES

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS ON THE BASIS OF INDUSTRY 4.0

  • 1 National Brannch Organization for Electric Mobility(EVIC), Branch Haskovo, Bulgaria
  • 2 Freelancer
  • 3 Inovationtech LtD, Haskovo, Bulgaria

Abstract

Agricultural labor is physically demanding, tedious and often carried out in unfavorable conditions, making it suitable for robotization. Due to climate change and the swift increase of the human populace on Earth, the hunger is becoming increasingly an issue (currently, around 2 billion people suffer from malnourishment). With the aim of maximal efficiency of the production of plant food, an accelerated introduction of robotics in the field of agriculture is required (Agriculture 4.0).

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