2016 Handover of notification
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A robot on the hunt for snails
Berlin. Snails and mice cause considerable damage to agricultural crop production. Existing intervention options only deliver unsatisfactory results. This is where a new research project comes in, for which the funding decision was ceremoniously handed over by the Parliamentary State Secretary, Mr. Peter Bleser, at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture(BMEL) on December 2, 2016. The project partners are the University of Kassel / Department of Agricultural Engineering, the Julius Kühn Institute / Institute for Application Technology in Plant Protection and the manufacturer of field robots "KommTek Intelligente Lösungen GmbH".
The three-year project is being funded by the BMEL with €633,625.10 as part of the program to promote innovation in agricultural technology to increase resource efficiency.
The aim of the project is to develop a robot that combats snails and mice in agriculture. The aim is to minimize damage by detecting and destroying slugs and snails and by placing bait to combat mice in holes and the mice's tunnel system. The robot navigates autonomously across a field using GPS. In the project, the development of a robot will make it possible to control mice and slugs more effectively, more environmentally friendly and more cost-effective for the user. The project is characterized by the fact that the scientists are working closely with a company. This should ensure that the results are quickly put into practice.
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