Design and Operation System of Small Robot for Water Spinach Planting

The innovation of agricultural equipment influences an increase in crop production. The process of planting vegetables is still a problem for the farmers, so it needs to be solved by designing tools in agriculture. This paper discusses the design and operation system of a small robot for planting spinach water. This study aims to design a small robot that can be used to plant spinach water seedlings quickly and with minimal labor. The planting operations for the spinach water seedlings include making holes, inserting seeds, and closing holes again. The mechanism for planting spinach water seeds is modeled as a robot that has a frame, electrical components, seed shelter, and soil hole punch. The design results of this robot can be the planting process approach of 25 kg of seed load. The operation of robot was tested using a control system on a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. The robot control system operates on a standard electrical voltage range of 5–12 V and has a system performance of 16 min. With this workload, the robot can plant seeds on a 12 m × 0.5 m plot of soil.