Agricultural media looked on as the system reliably and precisely synchronized operations with a harvester and brought tens of tons of freshly harvested corn to a semi for transport. Also demonstrated was the easy-to-use, tablet-driven user interface, which provides farmers with complete control of the system.
"It's very gratifying to see the autonomous system in action, performing the harvest just as it was designed to do," comments Josh Pieper, Jaybridge Robotics chief technology officer. "Refined path planning, obstacle avoidance, and a very high degree of reliability are all in evidence here during the harvest season. What is even more exciting is working directly with the farmers who are the end users, and seeing first-hand that our work to deliver an easy-to-use, intuitive interface has really paid off."
Illinois farmer Rick Elliott says, "It's really simple, all you do is push a button and it does what you want it to. It's amazing."
"The farmers' positive feedback on the autonomy system has been very rewarding for both Kinze and our partners at Jaybridge," says Susanne Kinzenbaw Veatch, vice president and chief marketing officer of Kinze Manufacturing. "The tablet interface is all they need. Just four buttons, combined with an aerial view of the field, allows them to establish and maintain complete control of the system. Keeping it this simple allows farmers to learn how to use the system very quickly. In fact, they tell us that using Kinze Autonomy becomes routine for them within a day."
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About Jaybridge Robotics
Jaybridge Robotics software and services help partners create robust, reliable and cost-effective autonomous vehicles. Our field-proven software and experienced engineering team deliver high value and rapid ROI. Jaybridge works closely with our clients' engineering and management teams to reduce time-to-market, increase quality, overcome complex problems, achieve cost-effectiveness, reliability and safety, and deliver properly tested, product-ready solutions. State of the art capabilities include software, tools and expertise for vehicle motion, navigation, perception, control, precision visualization and intuitive human-robot interfaces. Founded by graduates of MIT and Carnegie Mellon University, Jaybridge applies exclusive, field-proven algorithms and best-of-breed open source software to solve complex robotics challenges. Their seasoned in-house robotics team has deep industry and product development experience and a proven track record.
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