From the road to the field: Unitree's Go2 enters smart agriculture

Hangzhou, China (ots/PRNewswire) - Unitree Robotics is dedicated to developing accessible and user-friendly robots that leverage advanced technology to improve daily life and bring greater comfort, convenience, and enjoyment to the public. Against the backdrop of the aging rural workforce, more and more technology companies are exploring the use of robotics and data-driven technologies to drive the intelligent transformation of agriculture. Recently, Unitree partnered with a leading agricultural research institution to promote the use of robots in agricultural scenarios and support the transformation of traditional agriculture toward digitalization and intelligent operations. Compared with traditional methods that rely on human experience to assess crop conditions, robotic systems based on AI vision and edge computing serve as modern tools that improve the efficiency and accuracy of agricultural management. These systems also significantly lower the technical barrier, allowing young people to enter agriculture as "robot managers" and establish a new generation of intelligent farmers. As part of these efforts, the four-legged robot Go2 (https://www.unitree.com/go2/) from Unitree Robotics has taken the lead in agricultural applications. With a starting price of only $1,600, Go2 offers an ideal intelligent terminal platform for agriculture thanks to its high cost-effectiveness, stable performance, and strong scalability. The technical hurdles are particularly high in agricultural applications: unpredictable lighting conditions and constantly changing leaf shapes require advanced perception systems and robust recognition algorithms. Therefore, Go2, as a "new employee," is equipped with a special camera and agricultural sensors to monitor seedling growth conditions in real time. The robot also features a customized AI vision model developed for specific scenarios. This algorithm, supported by edge computing, enables real-time analysis and automatic identification of seedling status, with data being transmitted to a centralized control platform. Based on agricultural big data, the platform can then generate targeted cultivation strategies for the current growth phase—an integrated agricultural robotics workflow from the terminal to the cloud. This system not only reduces farmers' physical workload but also provides agricultural researchers with high-frequency, multidimensional field data to accelerate the application of scientific research results. Industry experts believe that such robots for civilian use will open up broader application possibilities for advanced walking robotics through deeper integration into agricultural environments. As a company specializing in the development, production, and commercialization of high-performance walking robots and humanoid robots for civilian use, Unitree Robotics (https://www.unitree.com/) is continually pushing the boundaries of practical applications. The company uses robotics technology to replace high-intensity, dangerous, and repetitive work to serve society as a whole and improve people's quality of life. Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2737518/141752740769__pic_hd.jpg Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2737519/231753101343__pic_hd.jpg View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/press/press-releases/unitree-from-the-road-to-field-go2-joins-intelligence-farming-302515478.html Press contact: Media contact: [email protected], www.unitree.com Original content from: Unitree, transmitted by news aktuell Original news: https://www.presseportal.de/pm/160880/6085948