Method and apparatus for performing pruning operations using an autonomous vehicle

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PATENT NO 10966374
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16859095

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An autonomous vehicle apparatus and method for performing pruning operations on a plant being cultivated in a container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled chassis operably configured to autonomously navigate to a location of the container within a workspace. The apparatus also includes a plant support operable to receive and secure the container in an upright condition with respect to a vertical axis extending generally vertically through the container and the plant. The apparatus further includes a manipulator mounted to the vehicle and operable to grasp and load the container onto the plant support, and a pruning tool mounted on the vehicle and disposed to prune the plant while causing rotational movement of at least one of the pruning tool and the container about the vertical axis.

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ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS INC103 - 8329 EASTLAKE DRIVE BURNABY BRITISH COLUMBIA V5A 4W2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bidram, Farhang West Vancouver, CA 18 43
Mehrabi, Vahid Coquitlam, CA 5 4

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