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DAS Lab

@daslab_uiuc

The Distributed Autonomous Systems Lab @ UIUC conducts research in autonomous decision making to enable the next generation of robotic systems.

 Urbana, IL
daslab.illinois.edu
Joined June 2017
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We are thrilled to announce our full-day workshop on "Agricultural Robotics for a Sustainable Agriculture" at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2023 on October 1st in Detroit, MI (USA). sites.google.com/illinois.ed…
Agrobotics workshop

Agrobotics workshop

Workshop Objectives: Demand for food, feed, fiber, and fuel is rising due to an ever-growing world population. We are expected to nearly double the global crop yield by 2050 to meet the projected...

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Today @ilExtension @bowmannd held a cover crops field day. This robot seeded into standing corn - field to the left. The field to the right was drilled after harvest. The difference is stunning & favors the robot. We'll talk about it on today's WILLAg.org's CMR.
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Make sure to stop by the Farm of the Future on May 17th from 9-11am for a Pop-up Field Day to compare the impact of using small, autonomous robots to seed cover crops against conventionally planted cover crops. Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detai…
Photo credit to EarthSense.

ALT Photo credit to EarthSense.

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POP-UP Field Day Cover Crops: Under-canopy robot seeding compared to post harvest seeding. If you are in Champaign or nearby, we invite you to a pop-up field day on Wednesday, May 17th from 9:00am – 11:00am weather permitting
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Questions about the event can be directed to Dennis Bowman, [email protected] or cell tel:2178400867
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🔶 Seed funding news! 🔷 iSEE has funded 2 Campus as a Living Lab research projects at @UofIllinois that will use automation to enhance waste sorting for campus recycling efforts and reduce manual labor costs in small urban farming operations! News ➡️ sustainability.illinois.edu/…
Lettuce grows in a high tunnel at the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm. Credit: ISEE Communications

ALT Lettuce grows in a high tunnel at the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm. Credit: ISEE Communications

Waste is sorted on a conveyer belt at the Facilities & Services Waste Transfer Facility at the University of Illinois. Credit: iSEE Communications

ALT Waste is sorted on a conveyer belt at the Facilities & Services Waste Transfer Facility at the University of Illinois. Credit: iSEE Communications

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How will the I-FARM "Farm of the Future" operate?What will its robots do and how will they help farmers? 🤖🌾 I-FARM's Naveen Uppalapati, @NCSAatIllinois Research Scientist, answers questions about this innovative @USDA_NIFA-funded project in our FAQ! 🔶 sustainability.illinois.edu/…
Image of a small white robot in between rows of corn at the University of Illinois, with the words, "I-FARM is a TESTBED for technology." Credit: ISEE

ALT Image of a small white robot in between rows of corn at the University of Illinois, with the words, "I-FARM is a TESTBED for technology." Credit: ISEE

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We solve problems first. 🔸🔹 Cover cropping is hugely beneficial but costly. So #ILLINOIS professor Girish Chowdhary's industrious iCOVER team will use a $5M USDA grant to robotic cover-crop plant 20k acres in AL, IL, IN, MO, and IA. 🌱 bit.ly/3QpBIOS
An iCOVER robot in the field (left), Girish Chowdhary (right).

ALT An iCOVER robot in the field (left), Girish Chowdhary (right).

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A new $5M @USDA-funded project led by Girish Chowdhary of @IllinoisABE will address obstacles to cover crop planting among underserved farmers. iCOVER will scale up autonomous farming/sensing technologies to make soil measurements faster & less costly! ➡️ sustainability.illinois.edu/…
A robot plants cover crops during the summer growing season for corn. Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

ALT A robot plants cover crops during the summer growing season for corn. Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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The I-FARM Farm of the Future at @UofIllinois, funded by @USDA_NIFA, is showcasing drones & robots that can measure soil moisture, plant cover crops & more, to save farmers money & improve agriculture practices!🌾 Watch our video to see them in action! ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=yj9DjmHt…
Image of a field robot between rows of crops in the iSEE video, "I-FARM: Farm of the Future, Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management Testbed." Credit: Mark Herman/iSEE Communications

ALT Image of a field robot between rows of crops in the iSEE video, "I-FARM: Farm of the Future, Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management Testbed." Credit: Mark Herman/iSEE Communications

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Thanks to @ShipmanKay for her piece in @FarmWeekNow on the I-FARM 'Farm of the Future' project, funded by @USDA_NIFA! Read how scientists are using robots to plant cover crops and monitor plant & animal growth in this project by #iSEE, @NCSAatIllinois and @DigitalAgUIUC! 🌱🐄
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A four-wheeled EarthSense robot capable of carrying 80 pounds of cereal rye seed could be the future of planting. @sustainILLINOIS shared its research about #technologies being tested on the 80-acre farm: bit.ly/3gdDbdv #FWN
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Great coverage from @ethancsimmons in today's @news_gazette on the I-FARM Farm of the Future project funded by @USDA_NIFA! Read all about the fruits of our partnership with @NCSAatIllinois and @DigitalAgUIUC : news-gazette.com/news/robots…
Robots roam at UI's $3.9 million 'Farm of the Future'

Robots roam at UI's $3.9 million 'Farm of the Future'

URBANA — Between rows of corn near Curtis Road and Race Street sprouts bright-green cereal rye, planted by an autonomous robot.

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Exciting things are happening on the #ILLINOIS Farm of the Future! The cereal rye cover crop is emerging 🌱
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Today the @USDA awarded CDA & iSEE $3.9M for I-FARM, a 3-year testbed that seeks to evaluate & enhance digital ag technologies and practices. @USDA_NIFA selected @UofIllinois as the premiere pioneering site for their Farm of the Future initiative. 🙌 ➡️ go.ncsa.illinois.edu/usauir3… – at Urbana, IL
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Assignment-Space-based Multi-Object Tracking and Segmentation - @AnwesaChoudhuri, Girish Chowdhary, @daslab_uiuc, Session #10: Oct 13 5-6 pm ET & Oct 15 10-11 am ET Paper: anwesachoudhuri.github.io/As… Project: anwesachoudhuri.github.io/As…
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