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By Pamela Kan Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nineteen teams of college students from top universities in the U.S., Canada and China will compete to build robots to mechanize farm work at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting in Detroit.<\/p>\n

The 2018 ASABE Student Robotics Challenge, being organized by Alireza Pourreza, University of California Cooperative Extension agricultural mechanization specialist, will be held on July 31.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe labor availability for agriculture is decreasing while the need for more food is increasing to feed the growing world population,\u201d said Pourreza, who is based in the UC Davis Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. \u201cSo agriculture should switch to technologies that are less labor-dependent, such as using more robots, to overcome this challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ASABE Student Robotics Challenge provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills of robotics in agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of this event is to encourage young agricultural engineers to get involved in building robots for agricultural applications and to get experienced as the next generation of farmers,\u201d Pourreza said.<\/p>\n

The challenge will be to simulate the harvest and storage of apples, a crop commercially grown in several states. The students will design and operate robots that will autonomously harvest \u201capples\u201d on field that measures 8 feet by 8 feet. The robots will harvest eight mature apples (red ping-pong balls), remove and dispose of eight diseased or rotten apples (blue ping-pong balls) and leave eight immature apples (green ping-pong balls) on the tree.<\/p>\n

This year, the competitors are being divided into a beginner division and an advanced division.<\/p>\n

Beginner Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

California Polytechnic State University\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Green and Gold Mustangs
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\nUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HuskerBots 2
\nUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HuskerBots3
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\nZhejiang University\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ZJU team 2
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Advanced Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

China Agricultural College\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dream
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The competition will be held in Cobo Center Exhibit Hall, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, Michigan. There will be three rounds throughout the day and each team will participate once in each round.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the 2018 ASABE robotics competition website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.asabe.org\/Awards-Competitions\/Student-Awards-Competitions-Scholarships\/Robotics-Student-Design-Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video of 2016 competition:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1ymUiCr3Mc<\/a><\/p>\n

Video of 2017 competition:\u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/250379863<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to UC ANR blog<\/a><\/p>\n

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