A Smart Robotic System for SmartFarm

Small Robot Company是一家农业科技初创企业，将一个看似简单的想法商业化：小型机器人，而不是大型拖拉机。该项目的目标是开发一个集成在机器人平台上的病虫害防治喷洒系统，能够用每株植物的精确喷洒平台来处理这个问题。这将通过及早解决病虫害问题来防止限制作物产量的损害，并通过早期干预只针对受影响的植物而不是整个作物来最大限度地减少杀虫剂的投入。小型机器人的部署保护了土壤，避免了常规重型机械造成的破坏。它们还需要一小部分的能量才能运行。这种精确的方法最大化了产出，最大限度地降低了投入驱动效率，有助于实现农业净零排放并最大化农民回报。该平台将对SRC的农业即服务模式的商业化做出重大贡献。英国的合作伙伴(SRC、斯特拉斯克莱德大学和农业-环保中心)将与中国的一个财团密切合作，开发、测试和展示这项技术，以期在英国、中国和其他地方联合将项目成果商业化。

Small Robot Company is an agritech start-up commercialising a deceptively simple idea: small robots not big tractors. This project will aim to develop an pest and disease control spraying system integrated on a robotic platform, capable of treating the problem with a per-plant precision spraying platform. This will prevent yield-limiting crop damage by addressing pest and disease problems early, and minimise pesticide input through early intervention targeting only affected plants, not the whole crop. The deployment of small robots protects soils, avoiding the damage caused by conventional heavy machinery. They also require a fraction of the energy to operate. This precision approach maximises output, and minimises input - driving efficiency, contributing towards net zero emissions from agriculture and maximising farmer returns. The platform will contribute significantly to the commercialisation of SRC's Farming as a Service model. UK partners (SRC, University of Strathclyde and Agri-EPI Centre) will work closely with a consortium in China to develop, test and demonstrate this technology, with a view to jointly commercialising the project outputs in the UK, China and beyond.