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Autonomous Farming the Hands Free FarmClive Blacker

Head of Business Development – Map of Ag

CAM Seminar Hall Sponsor

Map of Ag

Connected and Autonomous VehiclesHands Free Farming September 2019

Current Ag Aims

• To feed a growing global population with reducing resources

• Increase sustainability: reduced waste & increase efficiency

• Precision Farming methods and management

Part of the Map of Ag Group

A small robotic future

Increased resolution = improved PF = margin gain?

Reduced compaction (tackle cause) = increase yield?

Robots operate in “swarms” = same area covered

Swarm requires management = job retained

Small vehicles are intrinsically safer

Future plant scale robotic management

40hp scale farmingA first step to field robotics

An Innovate UK funded collaborative feasibility study between:

Hands Free Hectare – World First

Part of the Map of Ag Group

GPS

Hands Free Hectare – current system

Hands Free Hectare 2017/18 Winter Wheat

Impact – political

Implication – Economics study

• HFH autonomous equipment (38 hp tractor).

• HFH sized conventional equipment (38 hp tractor).

• Medium conventional equipment (150 hp tractor).

• Large conventional equipment (300 hp tractor).

The Impact of Swarm Robotics on Arable Farm Size and Structure in the UK

James Lowenberg-DeBoer, Karl Behrendt, Richard Godwin & Kit Franklin

Implication – A new industry sector

How long to commercialisation?

SeeDotRun Autonomous seeder / Sprayer

Kubota Autonomous fleet

Swarm Robot Autonomous Sprayer

multi-robot tractors Hokkaido University

ROBOTTI autonomus implement carrier

Small Robot Company

Part of the Map of Ag Group

On Highway / Off Highway Communications and safety system Analysis“Drive to field”

Final Testing Task1 Leave machinery store2 Negotiate farm yard 3 Navigate along farm track4 Navigation along road5 Enter field

HFH teaming up with:

Considering:• Autonomy to SAE4• V2I and V2V communication• SAFTEY

New projects – CAV3 Fund

The Reason Were here!

• Don’t forget Agriculture

• We work to standard too!

• We operate on and off road

• Can you offer any help

• Do you want to work in an off road environment?

• Please get in touch we want to be collaborative

A fully autonomous cereal farm working with multiple crops and fields

“Swarms” of precision machines, autonomous farm yard and remote agronomy

35 Ha

1 Ha

Part of the Map of Ag Group

• Clive@Precisiondecisions.co.uk

• Clive.Blacker@Mapof.ag

• 07808 367456

Many Thanks