ZetorMan98
Well-Known Member
Well lads, I haven’t been posting much on here recently just down to the fact there’s very little going on at home, but hopefully I’ll get back into it now shortly. I changed jobs this summer and spent it working in probably one of the biggest engineering outfits in Galway. I got to see a huge variety of work and worked on everything from sewing machine parts to wind turbine parts, an oil tanker in the docks to 16,000,000 litre fuel tanks but I’m afraid no photos as a phone was a big no-no on most of them jobs.:oops2:
Anyway, I’m back to college in Sligo for another year, and this year we have a project to do.
The brief is very open; we have to find a problem in an industry that could be solved using automation technology/robotics, and try and build something to solve this. Time however is limited so I won’t be building a new robotic milker or feeder
So this is where I’m hoping ye great bunch might be able help me out a bit. I’m hoping to base mine in agriculture somewhere. Is there any problems that farmers (be it beef, dairy, tillage or otherwise) come across in daily life or even seasonal work that might be helped or made easier using automation or robotics?
Just to give an example, one of last years projects involved linking soil tests to a gps so that the spreader would open and close on the fly depending on the fertility of the soil it’s spreading on.
As some of ye know, there has been no stock in our home place for the last 15 years and while I’d be helping neighbours again, I’m sure there’s a lot of the ins and outs that I haven’t seen.
So any input would be greatly appreciated. Cheers in advance
Anyway, I’m back to college in Sligo for another year, and this year we have a project to do.
The brief is very open; we have to find a problem in an industry that could be solved using automation technology/robotics, and try and build something to solve this. Time however is limited so I won’t be building a new robotic milker or feeder
So this is where I’m hoping ye great bunch might be able help me out a bit. I’m hoping to base mine in agriculture somewhere. Is there any problems that farmers (be it beef, dairy, tillage or otherwise) come across in daily life or even seasonal work that might be helped or made easier using automation or robotics?
Just to give an example, one of last years projects involved linking soil tests to a gps so that the spreader would open and close on the fly depending on the fertility of the soil it’s spreading on.
As some of ye know, there has been no stock in our home place for the last 15 years and while I’d be helping neighbours again, I’m sure there’s a lot of the ins and outs that I haven’t seen.
So any input would be greatly appreciated. Cheers in advance