Design of an Autonomous Precision Pollination Robot
  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.
