Mobile robots in greenhouse cultivation: inspection and treatment of plants

The paper presents a service robot for health monitoring and localized chemical, drugs and fertilisers dispensing to plants in greenhouses. The robot and its end-effectors have been conceived and designed specifically oriented to the served environment and tasks. A virtual prototype has been realized.

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