Freelance
TravellerNHR Agro 4200 and Agro 5200 Robots
This article originally appeared in the December 2014 issue.
| Robot ID: | NHR 4200 Orchard/Horticulture Agrobot, TL10, Cr30,650 UPP=AFx02x |
| Hull: | 1/1, Size=0.2kl, Config=0USL, Armor=4B, Unloaded= 121.6 kg, Loaded=134.72 kg |
| Power: | 1/2, FuelCell=40 kw, Duration=18/54 |
| Loco: | 1/2, LowPowerH-GravTrust=400 kg, NOE=25kph, CruiseAtm=75kph, TopAtm=100kph, MaxAccel=3G |
| Commo: | Radio=VDist(50 km), Interface=Brain |
| Sensors: | BasicSensorPkg (2×visual, olfactory, 2×audio), Spotlight (visual), Touch +Extra Sensitivity×7, Visual |
| Off: | - |
| Def: | - |
| Brain: | CPU=Linear×7, Storage=Standard×20, FundLogic=LowData, FundCmd=LimitedBasic, Software=Grav Vehicle-1, Cargo Handling-1 |
| Append: | Tentacle VLight×3 |
| Other: | Cargo=10.6l, Fuel=108l, ObjSize=Small, EMLevel=Faint |
The NHR 4200 series is an Orchard or Horticultural tending robot designed to travel anywhere on the world’s surface with the ability to lift several hundred kilograms of harvest or supplies. It comes with an additional tank with a triple spray attachment designed to fit into the open topped cargo space that is powered by the robot’s internal fuel cell, with the sprays directed by the robot’s tentacles, for the application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertiliser.
The additional visual sensor gives the robot a 360 degree field of view, and the extra sensitivity touch sensors along with the robot’s high dexterity mean it can tend and harvest, in fragile environments, even the most delicate of plants using the tools designed for human use (the necessary tools need to be supplied separately). The specifics of the crop and necessary tools need to be programmed into the robot, and it is unusual for one robot to tend and harvest more than one specific crop at any time.
The cargo space, at the top of the robot, is used to store any produce while harvesting so there is no need to carry or move around an additional container. Once the cargo space is full the robot goes to a designated location where it then packs the carried produce, before returning to the harvest. At night it is usual for the robot to put the packs into a larger container before shipping them to the central collection facility. The robot has points at the bottom of its chassis used to connect chains or straps to move any containers to reduce wear and tear on its tentacles and to allow it to lift heavier loads than its tentacles alone could handle.
The robot can keep in touch with its base via radio, and will return to refuel, or to fetch supplies.
The NHR 4200 needs an oxygen atmosphere to operate in, costs Cr306.5 annually to maintain, and lasts for approximately 10 years of full operations.
| Robot ID: | NHR 5200 Heavy Agrobot, TL10, Cr 24,100, UPP=RFx02x |
| Hull: | 1/1, Size=0.35kl, Config=0USL, Armor=4B, Unloaded=476 kg, Loaded=487.1 kg |
| Power: | 1/2, FuelCell=2×70 kw, Duration=18.86/56.58 |
| Loco: | 1/2, UH Grav, Trust=1000 kg, NOE=25 kph, CruiseAtm=75 kph, TopAtm=100 kph, MaxAccel=2G |
| Commo: | Radio=VDist(50 km), Interface=Brain |
| Sensors: | BasicSensorPkg (visual×2, olfactory, audio×2), Spotlight (visual) |
| Off: | - |
| Def: | - |
| Brain: | CPU=Linear×11, Storage=Standard×20, FundLogic=LowData, FundCmd=LimitedBasic, Software=Grav Vehicle-1, Agricultural-1 |
| Append: | Heavy Arm×2, AgriculturalToolPkg |
| Other: | Fuel=158.2l, ObjSize=Small, EMLevel=Faint |
The NHR 5200 series Heavy Agrobot is a basic and cheap agricultural robot designed to travel anywhere on a world’s surface with the ability to carry several hundred kilograms of supplies. It comes supplied with a variety of agricultural peripheral devices allowing it to plough, irrigate, plant, weed and harvest crops. Although limited to a single crop if assigned an appropriate area the NHR 5200 series can clear, plant, tend and harvest autonomously throughout the growing cycle.
A single NHR 5200 can tend about 5 square kilometres, depending on the planetary conditions and the crops grown, keeping in touch with its base via radio and returning to refuel, to fetch supplies, or to bring in the harvest.
The NHR 5200 requires an oxygen atmosphere to operate in, costs Cr241 annually to maintain, and lasts for approximately 10 years of full operations.