Title: Design of an Autonomous Precision Pollination Robot,
Abstract: Precision robotic pollination systems can not only fill the gap of declining
natural pollinators, but can also surpass them in efficiency and uniformity,
helping to feed the fast-growing human population on Earth. This paper presents
the design and ongoing development of an autonomous robot named "BrambleBee",
which aims at pollinating bramble plants in a greenhouse environment. Partially
inspired by the ecology and behavior of bees, BrambleBee employs
state-of-the-art localization and mapping, visual perception, path planning,
motion control, and manipulation techniques to create an efficient and robust
autonomous pollination system.