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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Agco International Gmbh, Neuhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Johannes Utz, Marktoberdorf, DE;
Assignee:
AGCO International GmbH, Neuhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/18 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/18 (2013.01); A01B 79/005 (2013.01); A01C 7/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seeding robot includes a power supply, a frame, an opening device for creating a trench, a seed reservoir, and a seed dispensing apparatus configured to deposit seed in the trench from a dispense point. A pair of driven leading wheels are laterally offset to opposite sides of the dispense point. A trailing wheel is positioned behind, and aligned on a longitudinal axis with, the dispense point. The trailing wheel may serve a pressing function behind the seeding operation. Methods of autonomous seeding with such a robot are also disclosed.