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Applications of automation and robotics in agriculture industries

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¹Lohitha Lakshmi Adimulam , ¹Lalitha Tallam, ¹Mounika Tiriveedhi

¹Institute of Pharmaceutical technology Sri Padmavathi Mahila VisvaVidyalayam,
Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

* Corresponding author: lakshmilohitha5@gmail.com

Abstract:

The application of automation and robotics in the various stages of agriculture industries like irrigation
of horticulture land, parks, gardens and golf courses efficiently and reduce the wastage of water. The
uses of automation and smart systems also helps in food safety by the selection of appropriate chemicals.
The application of multitasking robotics is also useful to make it fast and maintain quality. Farm
automation is often associated with smart farming is technology that makes farms more efficient and
automates the crop or live stock production cycle. This smart farming also helps to maintain the
humidity, temperature and irrigation process buy using sensors and apps. The aim of this study is to
identify the opportunities and scope for future automation and internet of things (IOT) in the field of
agriculture industry. Agricultural technologies are rapidly evolving towards a new paradigm. With in
this paradigm, digitalization, automation and artificial intelligence play a major role in crop production,
including weeding and pest control. This evolution presents both challenges and opportunities such as
leapfrogging from manual and animal driven technologies to automated and mechanized equipment in
developing countries and closing the digital divide. Traditional agricultural mechanization
characterized by the use of tractors and engine power will be matched and even surpassed by automated
equipment and robotics and the precision they can provide in farm operations.

Keywords: Automation, Robotics, Smart farming, Internet of things, Industry