GRAND PRIZE WINNER
TEAM AMIGGIE - UC DAVIS
Designed a robot to assist human pickers, monitor risky postures, carry harvested crops, and both streamline harvest and unloading operations, thereby optimizing crop harvesting and increasing efficiency.
COMPLEXITY OF DESIGN
TEAM HUSKERBOTS - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Developed a weed-detecting robot that performs spot-spraying of herbicides, reducing herbicide use and increasing productivity.
ELEGANCE OF DESIGN
TEAM ROBO-AG - UC DAVIS
Built an autonomous robot for targeted pesticide application in a vineyard, reducing chemical waste and labor costs.
Small Farms Solution
TEAM ELECTRIFIED SLUGS - UC SANTA CRUZ
Created an autonomous navigation software application for the Amiga robot to efficiently weed plant lines on small organic farms.