Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article gives a brief historical overview of the development work on the creation of agricultural robots. We also give characteristics of the market for robots, with their descriptions since 2002 onwards. The work presents main problems when creating agricultural robots, with more detailed features such as orientation in space using machine vision tools, as well as video surveillance to identify and recognize the characteristics of plants. Continuous, panoramicallythree-dimensional tracking of each plant can be provided by using a video network, able to distinguish between separate plants within the field of view of the cameras, lined up in particularly targeted technological points. Custom video shooting is possible for individual plants, with the aim of identifying deviations in development, degree of maturation, detection of disease and other technological purposes. It is shown that positioning and motion control of the technological trajectory can be carried out using satellite navigation systems either using ground positioning, including machine vision and targeting laser, for example pathpointer or sensor barriers. For detection, identification and positioning we commonly use satellite navigation GPS system (mainly for monitoring vehicles and agricultural units). As well as television and digital video surveillance and positioning system in real-timeRTLS, but each of these systems has its limitations. Network wireless local positioning RFID (Radio-frequency identification) is used for various purposes in a variety of applications, allowing you to monitor the location and movement of objects and reliably identify them both outside and inside the premises. But none of these systems could possibly accomplish the task completely. The solution may be sharing the listed systems. This integration offers opportunities not available for separate systems. This article describes a platform with a caterpillar engine, as the basis of unmanned robot for farmlands