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9 Citations

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Autonomous Mower Management Systems Efficiency Improvement: Analysis of Greenspace Features and Planning Suggestions

Mino Sportelli,
Luisa Martelloni,
Aura Orlandi,
Michel Pirchio,
Marco Fontanelli,
Christian Frasconi,
Michele Raffaelli,
Andrea Peruzzi,
Salvatore Brunello Consorti and
Paolo Vernieri

Agriculture2019, 9(6), 115;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9060115

3 June 2019

Autonomous mowers are battery-powered machines designed to mow turfgrass autonomously and continuously improving turfgrass quality and helping the person who takes care of the turf to save time and energy. However, autonomous mowers work in a way tha...

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15 Pages

Assessment of the Effects of Autonomous Mowers on Plant Biodiversity in Urban Lawns

Lorenzo Gagliardi,
Marco Fontanelli,
Sofia Matilde Luglio,
Christian Frasconi,
Michele Raffaelli,
Andrea Peruzzi,
Lisa Caturegli,
Giuliano Sciusco,
Tommaso Federighi and
Marco Volterrani
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Horticulturae2024, 10(4), 355;https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10040355

3 April 2024

Gaining information on the impact of lawn management with autonomous mowers on the floristic composition is crucial to improve their plant biodiversity. In this study, an autonomous mower with a reduced mowing frequency and a more sporadic mowing man...

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7 Citations

3,969 Views

25 Pages

Design and Control of a Climbing Robot for Autonomous Vertical Gardening

Marko Jamšek,
Gal Sajko,
Jurij Krpan and
Jan Babič

Machines2024, 12(2), 141;https://doi.org/10.3390/machines12020141

17 February 2024

This paper focuses on the development of a novel climbing robot that is designed for autonomous maintenance of vertical gardens in urban environments. The robot, designed with a unique five-legged structure, is equipped with a range of electrical and...

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28 Citations

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Design and Implementation of an Urban Farming Robot

Michail Moraitis,
Konstantinos Vaiopoulos and
Athanasios T. Balafoutis

Micromachines2022, 13(2), 250;https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020250

2 February 2022

Urban agriculture can be shortly defined as the growing of plants and/or the livestock husbandry in and around cities. Although it has been a common occupation for the urban population all along, recently there is a growing interest in it both from p...

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