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Multi Arm Mower

ercoerco Posts: 20,257
edited 2015-01-27 08:31 in Robotics
Not exactly a robot per se, but certainly impressive agricultural automation. David (vanmuch) may appreciate.

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/multi-armed-octopus-tractor-agricultural-erotica-153011063.html

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  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2015-01-24 10:54
    erco wrote: »
    Not exactly a robot per se, but certainly impressive agricultural automation. David (vanmuch) may appreciate.

    https://autos.yahoo.com/news/multi-armed-octopus-tractor-agricultural-erotica-153011063.html

    Most impressive. No counter balance needed.

    Noticed, sometimes the back tire were flat, then is wasn't. .
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2015-01-24 12:31
    I've seen variations on this out cutting the median on the Interstates - it's an impressive collection of flailing arms and whirling blades...add a flame thrower for those stubborn patches of weeds and it would be just about perfect!

    I wonder if it can really sport 8 arms in full configuration and justify its name?
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2015-01-24 22:59
    Publison wrote: »
    Noticed, sometimes the back tire were flat, then is wasn't. .

    Not flat, just had a lot of weight on it when all the mowers were cantilevered out a few meters to one side.
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2015-01-25 22:35
    Wonder what the neighbors would think if I mounted a few of those mowers on top of my trailer house?,
    oh wait.. why would i care? if I could mow my lawn in five minutes, they would prolly want one too...


    -Tommy
  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2015-01-26 18:56
    Love the idea. In NY and NJ, where I often drive, there are occasional trees. I hope they sense the terrain themselves. It would be difficult to control four arms manually.
  • vanmunchvanmunch Posts: 568
    edited 2015-01-27 08:31
    Wow, very cool. Someone decided that they had had enough of driving back and forth.... :)
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