Method for automatically redistributing plants throughout an agricultural facility
US11516973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One variation of a method for automatically redistributing plants throughout an agricultural facility includes, at a mobile robotic system: delivering a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants in approximately a second growth stage—from a grow area within a facility to a transfer station within the facility; delivering a second module—located within the facility and defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density—to the transfer station; and following transfer of a first subset of plants from the first array of plant slots in the first module into the second array of plant slots in the second module at the transfer station, delivering the second module to the grow area in the facility.
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