{"id":6681,"date":"2025-06-04T08:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/blog\/robotics-in-the-agricultural-sector\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:29:39","slug":"robotics-in-the-agricultural-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/en\/robotics-in-the-agricultural-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotics in the agricultural sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-post has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00ef35ed5cd898b6b5c680b84f2238dc\" style=\"color:#009ef3\">Use of robotics in the agricultural sector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-post-wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot.jpg\" alt=\"Bild Image Card Hydraulic Delta Robot\" class=\"wp-image-5827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot.jpg 389w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-119x119.jpg 119w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-83x83.jpg 83w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-229x229.jpg 229w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-182x182.jpg 182w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild_Image-Card_Hydraulic-Delta-Robot-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simulation, optimization and prototyping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The agriculture of the future needs efficient, autonomous solutions that work reliably under harsh conditions. In this project, a robotic system was developed that is specifically designed for automated harvesting and weed control.<br>In addition to robustness and precision, the focus was also on cost-efficient implementation and the optimization of mechanics, drive and control &#8211; right up to the functional prototype for real field use. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section  class=\"section-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"section-desc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Challenge &amp; motivation<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Autonomous harvesting and weeding<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>High demands on robustness<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Tensile forces from 500-900 N<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Payload of 7.5 kg<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Operating frequency of 3 Hz<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Focus on cost-effective implementation<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Advantages for customers<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Customized hydrodelta solution<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Integrated concept for mechanics, drive and control (incl. path planning and inverse kinematics)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Ready-to-use functional prototype<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Video_Projekt_Robotik-in-Agrar.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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