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2Overview of Robotics in Agriculture: Types and Applications

Praveen Kantha¹*, Durgesh Srivastava², Santosh Kumar Srivastava³, Sunil Kr. Maakar⁴ and Basant Sah⁵

¹Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India

²Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India

³Department of CSE (AIML), GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

⁴School of Computing Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

⁵Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Robotics in agriculture is an emerging field that aims to revolutionize farming practices by introducing automation, precision, and efficiency. With a growing global population, the demand for food is increasing, and agriculture, along with the development of rural infrastructure, must become more productive to meet this growing demand. Robotics can address this challenge by improving crop management, monitoring, and harvesting, leading to higher yields and reduced labor costs. One of the main applications of robotics in agriculture is precision farming, which involves the use of sensors, GPS, and machine learning to optimize crop management. Precision farming can improve yield and quality by monitoring soil and crop ...