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    R&D Agricultural robotics

    Research and development

    Agriculture R&D

    Robotics, rooted in the real world.

    We explore how robotics could support Malaysian farms and plant factories. Crop inspection, field robots and practical electronics are the three directions behind our research.

    The field notebook
    AgriBot research concept inspecting cabbage plants from a clear soil path, with its two white robot arms and four orange-hub wheels
    Research and development

    Agricultural robotics

    Three directions to explore

    From understanding a crop image to designing the robot around it. Explore proposed settings for AgriBot, crop inspection and the electronics behind the platform.

    AgriBot arm-mounted inspection camera observing a spotted cabbage leaf in a proposed farm setting

    01 Crop images and perception

    AI crop-disease detection

    Exploring camera-based crop inspection and on-robot AI, with measured evaluation before performance claims.

    AgriBot between raised cabbage beds in a controlled plant-growing facility

    02 AgriBot and field workflows

    Field robots

    AgriBot brings together mobile robotics, inspection and cut-and-hold arm concepts. Our research explores how these systems could work in farm settings.

    AgriBot power and control board with low-voltage wiring and test instruments on an engineering bench

    03 Power, safety and control

    Robot electronics

    Exploring power, safety and control boards for agricultural robots, with attention to the practical demands of outdoor work.

    Research and development. Field results and performance figures will be shared only when measured and ready for publication.

    Start with the field

    Our intended approach connects practical farming questions with engineering exploration and measured evaluation.

    1. 01

      Understand the setting

      Listen to growers and consider crop conditions, working routines and the constraints of the site.

    2. 02

      Explore a system

      Work through perception, movement, power and control as parts of the same robot.

    3. 03

      Measure and learn

      Plan evaluations and share documented findings when they are ready.

    Proposed field evaluation with a grower and engineer recording crop observations beside AgriBot
    Understanding the crop, planning observations and reviewing proposed field workflows.

    Good ideas grow through collaboration

    We welcome research discussions with people who understand crops, farms and the technology around them.

    A grower and researchers discussing crop-inspection concepts and AgriBot design
    Farm questions and engineering ideas, explored together.

    Have a field research idea?

    Share a farming question, discuss crop data or explore a possible engineering collaboration.