Farmonacci

An empty Polymath Robotics autonomous tractor sits in a field.
Ready to start my day. Photo: Polymath Robotics

Farmonacci is an autonomous robot tractor. It serves as a test and demonstration platform for equipping industrial vehicles with general autonomy. It's powered by an advanced autonomy system with capabilities that include perception, localization, path planning, and motion control, in addition to detection and guidance around obstacles using machine learning.

Creator

Polymath Robotics

Year
2022
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Farmonacci demo. Video: Polymath Robotics

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Farmonacci is named after Fibonacci, as Polymath Robotics likes to name robots after famous historical polymaths.

A screenshot showing a cab view of Polymath Robotics autonomous Farmonacci tractor.
See what I see. Photo: Polymath Robotics

History

Farmonacci was created by Polymath Robotics, founded by Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Ilia Baranov and headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. Polymath CEO Seltz-Axmacher formerly co-founded Starsky Robotics. Polymath CTO Baranov led teams at Amazon Lab126 and Clearpath Robotics.

Rear side view of an empty Polymath Robotics autonomous tractor sits in a field.
What a beautiful day to be a tractor. Photo: Polymath Robotics

Specs

Overview

Able to autonomously navigate in real world conditions. Can intelligently avoid obstacles. Controlled through a simple-to-use REST API.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2022

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Width
112 cm
Height
220 cm
Length
172 cm
Weight
1814 kg
Speed
8 km/h
Sensors

2 Ouster OS0 lidar, dual antenna RTK GNSS, 6 cameras, DbW system provided by Sygnal Auto

Actuators

44.7 HP 3TNV86CHT-MJTV diesel engine

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
6 DoF
Materials

John Deere 3046R base vehicle with a custom retrofit for autonomy

Compute

Intel i7 industrial computer with industrial rated Nvidia GPU for machine learning

Software

Linux OS + ROS (1 or 2) + Polymath Robotics autonomy software

Power

Diesel fuel + alternator and 500 CCA SLA battery

Cost
US $80,000 to $150,000