How to Test Caatinga Rover in Your Operation: the Path to Demonstration
See the step-by-step to propose a demonstration or pilot of the Caatinga Rover at your property, cooperative or operation.
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Field Notes
Technology, behind-the-scenes work and lessons from the development of Caatinga Rover for Brazilian family farming.
Ideas, tests and evidence
Publications
NR-31 in Practice: Rural Work Safety and the Role of Assisted Equipment
Understand what NR-31 establishes about safety and health at agricultural work, and where assisted equipment can contribute.
Read publicationVegetation Management at Solar Plants: the New Market for Agricultural Robotics
How agricultural robotics can support vegetation management under solar panels, with the Caatinga Rover pilot at Interconnect.
Read publicationHow Much Does Not Automating Cost? The Hidden Price of Repetitive Field Work
A candid reflection on the costs, visible and hidden, of maintaining repetitive manual tasks in the field, without promising specific savings.
Read publicationSolid tire on the Caatinga Rover: Why Solid Wheels Beat Brazilian Agricultural Terrain
Why Caatinga Rover uses a solid tire (tubeless): puncture resistance, lower maintenance, and traction on rough Brazilian field terrain.
Read publicationJoão de Moura Cardoso's Invention Receives a National Family Farming Award
João de Moura Cardoso was one of 20 inventors awarded in a national competition that received 242 submissions. Understand what the recognition proves and which Caatinga Rover stages still require validation.
Read publicationCaatinga Rover in TRL 5: what has been demonstrated and what remains to be validated
By João de Moura Cardoso Developing an agricultural robot requires carefully separating three timeframes: what we already observe, what we are building, and what we aim to achieve. Blending these stages can create an impression of readiness the project does not yet have. This record presents Caatinga Rover as it stands today: a functional prototype in TRL 5, with field learnings and a still substantial technical agenda.
Read publicationAgricultural robotics for family farming: the problem the Caatinga Rover seeks to tackle
By Caatinga Robotics Team Family farming brings together millions of establishments, producing diverse foods and sustaining the economic life of many municipalities. At the same time, a significant portion of daily work still depends on repetitive movements, intense physical effort, and direct contact with dust, heat, and inputs. It is in this concrete scenario—and not in an abstract promise—that the project seeks to address.
Read publicationBattery and Solar Energy: How Caatinga Rover Stays Operational in the Field
LiFePO4, smart energy management, and integrated solar panel: understand how Caatinga Rover balances autonomy and weight to operate for hours in open field.
Read publicationCaatinga Rover 4×4 Traction: Field Validation on Brazilian Terrain
Differential control, motor drivers, and anti-stalling system: understand how the Caatinga Rover's independent-wheel traction system works in the field.
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