CNut Gathering Robot. Design, Implementation and Mathematical Characterization

Abstract

In recent years, robotics has become an important knowledge field to support development in different areas, such as agriculture. The current methods of walnut gathering are either expensive or cumbersome. In this paper, the design, kinematics analysis and the implementation of a low cost, low complexity walnut gathering robot are presented. The proposed robot in this paper, was build based on a mechanical structure capable of doing the required movements and actions to move throughout rough terrains and collect the walnuts automatically at a very low cost.