The agBOT challenge features the Mining for Microbes and Microfauna Challenge in 2019, where participants are tasked to develop an unmanned, autonomous machine that will achieve the following goals:The objective of the weed and feed competition, as of May 2019, is to develop an unmanned, autonomous machine that will achieve the following goals:
- Autonomously and accurately maneuver through a predetermined sampling section of 30 yards and take 3 samples at sites 10 yards apart.
- Autonomously collect a sample at a soil depth of 0-10 inches.
- Map soil collection and label sample.
- Autonomously separate microfauna and microflora from the soil. The organisms to capture are within the 4-20 micron size range.
- Autonomously prepare for diagnostic evaluation and storage.
- Provide real-time observation methods of autonomous movement, location, and soil collection.
The team is taking on this project for the first time, starting in Fall 2019. Please consider signing up to help us tackle this challenge.