Automation and Robotics for Farmers

by B. Sudhakar

ISBN: 9789371706773
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 9960.00
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Author Profile

Dr. B. SUDHAKAR working as an Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension), Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. He did M.Sc (Agri.) in Agricultural Extension from Annamalai University and completed his Ph.D in Agricultural Extension from TNAU, Coimbatore. He has qualified NET (National Eligibility Test) exam conducted by ICAR twice and attended ARS (Agricultural Research Scientist) interview. He has more than 19 yeas of experience in Teaching, Research and Extension activities. He has published 4 text books and 30 Research papers in National and International Journals of repute. He has attended various National and International seminars and conferences and presented research and policy papers.

About The Book

This textbook have given detailed information on Automation and Robotics for farmers. It contains 29 Chapters viz. Introduction, Definition of Automation, Definition of Farm Automation, Robotics Definition, Types of Automation, Concepts and Components of Robots, Types of Robots, Some of the Main Applications of Robots for Farming, Robotic Applications in Agricultural Operations, Top 10 Robotic Applications for the Farmers, IoT in Agricultural Automation, Automation and Wireless System Networks in Agriculture, Technologies Used in Automation for Farmers, Private Companies Technologies in Automation and Robotics for Agriculture, Top 30 Interesting Farm Automation Technologies and their Companies, Robots in Farming Operations, Sensors and Automation: The Future of Farming in India, Success Stories of Startup in India on Agriculture , Automation and Robotics, Indian Agritech Startups to Watch Out for in 2018 on Automation and Robotics, Robots Revolutionizing the Agricultural Landscape, The Agricultural Robotics Marketing in the World, Enabling Technologies for Future Robotic Agriculture Systems, Human-Robot Interaction, Learning and Adaptation of Robots in Agriculture, Benefits of Automation and Robotics in Agriculture, Advantages of Agricultural Robots, Agricultural Robots Disadvantages, Challenges of Farm Automation and Robotics, Future Scope for Automation, Robotics and Wireless, System Networks in Agriculture. This textbook will be useful to the researchers, scientists, policy makers, students researcher, extension functionaries, both central and state government research stations and research centers of agricultural and allied subjects, universities and colleges, NGO's, private agencies and farmers (who is the target group for development and dissemination of technologies).

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction 1 2. Definition of Automation 7 3. Definition of Farm Automation 9 4 Robotics Definition 11 5. Types of Automation 13 6. Concepts and Components of Robots 17 7. Types of Robots 21 8. Some of the Main Applications of Robots for Farming 25 9. Robotic Applications in Agricultural Operations 33 10. Top 10 Robotic Applications for the Farmers 39 11. IoT in Agricultural Automation 43 12. Automation and Wireless System Networks in Agriculture 47 13. Technologies Used in Automation for Farmers 51 14. Private Companies Technologies in Automation and Robotics for Agriculture 59 viii 15. Top 30 Interesting Farm Automation Technologies and their Companies 67 16. Robots in Farming Operations 73 17. Sensors and Automation: The Future of Farming in India 87 18. Success Stories of Startup in India on Agriculture Automation and Robotics 91 19. Indian Agritech Startups to Watch Out for in 2018 on Automation and Robotics 117 20. 18 Robots Revolutionizing the Agricultural Landscape 123 21. The Agricultural Robotics Marketing in the World 133 22. Enabling Technologies for Future Robotic Agriculture Systems 139 23. Human-Robot Interaction 159 24. Learning and Adaptation of Robots in Agriculture 163 25. Benefits of Automation and Robotics in Agriculture 167 26. Advantages of Agricultural Robots 179 27. Agricultural Robots Disadvantages 181 28. Challenges of Farm Automation and Robotics 183 29. Future Scope for Automation, Robotics and Wireless System Networks in Agriculture 185 References 189 Index 203