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Autonomous Robot Control for Spotted Lanternflies

TartanPest

Farm Robotics Challenge 2023 Lightning Talks

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The Problem

  • Spotted lanternflies (SLF) are invasive insect species that spread rapidly
  • Cause damage by sucking sap, and can cause fungal disease.
  • Infestation can result in reduced crop yield and economic losses
  • Traditional method of manually scouting and scraping egg masses is time-consuming and labor-intensive

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The Problem: Effects in Pennsylvania

According to TribLive Monday, May 22 (Western Pennsylvania News):

  • If containment fails, spotted lanternflies could drain the state’s economy of at least $324 million annually and cause the loss of about 2,800 jobs.
  • Killing one spotted lanternfly prevents 30 to 60 insects from hatching next year.
  • 51 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties are in spotted lanternfly quarantine.

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The Problem: Effects in the country

Jones, Chris, et al. "Spotted lanternfly predicted to establish in California by 2033 without preventative management." Communications Biology 5.1 (2022): 558.

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Our Solution: TartanPest

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TartanPest: Workflow

Detect Eggs�(Deep Learning)

Scrape�(6 DoF Arm)

Navigate�(Amiga)

Localize Eggs�(Stereo Camera)

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TartanPest: Team

  • Carolyn Alex
  • Simi Asher
  • Coole Herber
  • Kevin Huang
  • Jixiang Li
  • Ruiji Liu
  • Shrijit Singh
  • Dominic Guri
  • Srinivasan Vijayarangan
  • Francisco Yandun
  • Abhisesh Silwal
  • David Wettergreen
  • George Kantor

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Thank You

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