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This article presents the development of a timberjack-like pruning robot. The climbing principal is an imitation of the climbing approach of timberjacks in Japan. The robot’s main features include having its center of mass outside the tree, and an innovative climbing strategy fusing straight and spiral climbs. This novel design brings both lightweight and high climbing speed features to the pruning robot. We report our progress in developing the robot, focusing on straight climbing, behavior on uneven surfaces, and pruning.
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This work was presented in part at the 16th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 27–29, 2011
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Ueki, S., Kawasaki, H., Ishigure, Y. et al. Development and experimental study of a novel pruning robot. Artif Life Robotics 16, 86–89 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-011-0892-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-011-0892-1