Overview
SlothBot is a solar-powered, cable-driven, environmental monitoring robot designed to be present in natural ecosystems, primarily under tree canopies, over long periods of time without human intervention while measuring microclimate data. It is fully autonomous, waterproof, and bio-inspired by sloths, moving very slowly to minimize energy consumption.
Detailed specifications
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- Price Tier
- 10-20K
- Applications
- sample_handling
- Sub Category
- environmental monitoring robot
- Auto Charging
- true
- Datasheet Url
- View Link
- Model Variants
- SlothBot v2 (Atlanta Botanical Garden),SlothBot v1 (lab prototype 2019)
- Company Country
- US
- Navigation Type
- cable-based
- Deployment Count
- 1
- Deployment Notes
- Tested at Atlanta Botanical Garden on a 100-foot cable between trees for monitoring temperature, weather, CO2 levels; potential future use in South America for orchid pollination and endangered frogs[1][2][4]
- Youtube Video Id
- Mx4amGTpFjs
- Compatible Vision
- camera,temperature/weather/CO2 sensors
- Industries Served
- agricultural,environmental_research
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Countries Available
- US
- Additional Information
- Developed by Gennaro Notomista, PhD student at Georgia Tech,Extremely energy efficient: can run indefinitely without external charging due to solar panels and energy-saving control algorithms,Moves very slowly and only when necessary, mimicking sloth behavior,Currently a research/prototype project, not a commercial product,Shell was 3D printed by Protolabs Network (Hubs) - affordable pricing, instant quotes,Future plans include agricultural monitoring (pollination) with camera and machine learning,Concept: long-duration autonomy for monitoring over very long time periods,Control algorithms designed to optimize energy usage based on solar charging conditions
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