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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth G. Caldeira, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Jordin T. Kare, San Jose, CA (US);
Max N. Mankin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tony S. Pan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
ELWHA LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of pollinating a plant includes receiving, with a processing circuit, plant data regarding a plant having flowers, and controlling, by the processing circuit, operation of an robotic device to selectively pollinate a portion of the plurality of flowers based on the plant data. The robotic device includes sensors configured to acquire plant data, a pollination device configured to pollinate flowers of a plant, a collection device configured to collect pollen, and a pollination prevention device configured prevent a flower from being pollinated.