ICarbon Robotics, inkampani ezimele yamarobhothi, yethule ngo-Ephreli 13 amarobhothi ayo esizukulwane sesithathu azimele asusa ukhula. I-Autonomous Weeder isebenzisa amarobhothi, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa kanye nobuchwepheshe be-laser ukuze ishayele ngokuphepha nangempumelelo emasimini ezitshalo ukuze ibone, iqondise futhi iqede ukhula.
Ngokungafani nobunye ubuchwepheshe bokukhula, amarobhothi asebenzisa ama-laser anamandla amakhulu ukuqeda ukhula ngamandla ashisayo, ngaphandle kokuphazamisa inhlabathi. Amarobhothi azishintshayo avumela abalimi ukuthi basebenzise ama-herbicide amancane futhi banciphise abasebenzi ukuze basuse izitshalo ezingafuneki ngenkathi bethuthukisa ukwethembeka nokubikezela kwezindleko, isivuno sezitshalo nokunye.
"I-AI kanye nobuchwepheshe bokufunda ngokujulile kudala ukusebenza kahle kuzo zonke izimboni ezahlukahlukene futhi sijabule ukukusebenzisa kwezolimo," Carbon Amarobhothi I-CEO kanye nomsunguli, uPaul Mikesell, kusho umbiko wezindaba. “Abalimi, nabanye abasohlwini lokuhlinzekwa kokudla emhlabeni wonke, basungula izinto ezintsha manje kunangaphambili ukuze bondle umhlaba. Umgomo wethu kwaCarbon Robotics uwukwenza amathuluzi abhekana nezinkinga zabo eziyinselelo enkulu, okuhlanganisa ukuphathwa kokhula nokuqeda.”
Ngokuthumela amarobhothi adalwe yiCarbon Robotics, abalimi bazothola lezi zinzuzo ezilandelayo:
- Ukwenyuka okukhulu kwesivuno nekhwalithi: Ama-laser ashiya i-microbiology yomhlabathi ingaphazanyiswa, ngokungafani nokulima. Ukuntuleka kwemithi yokubulala ukhula kanye nokuphazamiseka kwenhlabathi kuvula indlela yendlela yokuvuselela, okuholela ezitshalweni ezinempilo kanye nesivuno esiphezulu.
- Ukwehliswa kwezindleko zizonke: Amarobhothi azishintshayo enza abalimi bakwazi ukwehlisa izindleko eziguquguqukayo kakhulu zomsebenzi wezandla kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezitshalwayo ezifana nezibulala-khula kanye nomanyolo. Umsebenzi uvamise ukuba yizindleko ezinkulu zabalimi kanye nezindleko zezitshalo 28.2% yezindleko zabo sezizonke. Ukunciphisa izindleko kuzo zombili lezi zindawo kuyinzuzo enkulu.
- Ukwamukelwa kwezinqubo zokulima ezivuselelayo: Amakhemikhali endabuko asetshenziswa abalimi, njengemithi yokubulala ukhula, ayawohloka impilo yomhlabathi futhi ayi eboshelwe ezinkingeni zempilo kubantu nakwezinye izilwane ezincelisayo. Isixazululo sokulawula ukhula esisebenza nge-laser sinciphisa noma siqede izidingo zabalimi emithini yokubulala ukhula.
- Indlela yokonga yokulima okuphilayo: Esinye sezithiyo ezinkulu ekulimeni okuphilayo wukulawula ukhula ngendlela eyongayo. Isixazululo sokulawula ukhula esingadingi imithi yokubulala ukhula noma ukwanda komsebenzi wezandla sinikeza abalimi indlela engokoqobo yokuhlukanisa izitshalo zabo njengezinto eziphilayo.
Ubuchwepheshe be-Carbon Robotics' obudala buklanyelwe izitshalo zomugqa ezinamahektha angama-200 kuya kumashumi ezinkulungwane zamahektha. Irobhothi elilodwa lizokhula amahektha ayi-15-20 ngosuku futhi lifake esikhundleni sokuphakelwa okuningana kwabasebenzi abasusa ukhula ngesandla. Kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2018, inkampani isebenze eduze nabalimi ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe bayo, obusekela ukuqedwa kokhula okuphumelelayo nokuphumelelayo kokubili abalimi abavamile nabaphilayo. Amarobhothi ahlolwe i-beta emapulazini ezitshalo ezikhethekile, asebenza emasimini anezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo, okuhlanganisa i-broccoli no-anyanisi.
“Lobu ngobunye bobuchwepheshe obusha nobubalulekile engibubone njengomlimi,” kusho uJames Johnson waseCarzalia Farm, osebenzise ubuchwepheshe beCarbon Robotics epulazini lakhe. “Ngilindele ukuthi amarobhothi asebenze ngokujwayelekile ngenxa yokuthi azisingatha ngempumelelo ezinye zezinkinga zokulima, okuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwamakhemikhali, ukusebenza kahle kwezinqubo kanye nabasebenzi. Lawa marobhothi asebenza ngezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo, azimele futhi aphilayo. Isibhakabhaka siwumkhawulo.”
Amamodeli eCarbon Robotics ka-2021 asevele aphela, kodwa amamodeli amasha esizini yokukhula ka-2022 ayatholakala ukuze a-odwe kusengaphambili. I-Carbon Robotics inikeza inketho yokuqashisa, eyenza amarobhothi afinyeleleke kalula kumapulazi amancane ane-acreage encane. Inkampani izoqhubeka nokuhlola amamodeli amarobhothi amasha namandla okusiza abalimi ukuthi bathuthukise ukusebenza kahle nokuthembeka kuyo yonke imisebenzi eyahlukene.
I-Carbon Robotics iphayona uguquko olulandelayo kwezolimo ngokusatshalaliswa kwamarobhothi azimele. I-Carbon Robotics' Autonomous Weeders ihloselwe ukubhekana nenye yezinkinga ezinkulu zemboni: ukulawula ukhula.
Ngokusebenzisa ubuhlakani bokwenziwa, izilawuli zamarobhothi, nobuchwepheshe be-laser, indlela yeCarbon Robotics, enembayo ephezulu ithuthukisa isivuno sezitshalo, inikeza izimo zokusebenza eziphephile kubalimi, yehlisa izindleko zizonke ezihambisana nokulima kwesimanje, futhi idala izindlela ezisimeme zokukhiqiza kabusha kanye nemvelo. ICarbon Robotics yasungulwa ngonyaka ka-2018 futhi izinze eSeattle. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, vakashela lapha.