A continuing robotics project shaped around the practical work of poultry farming. Our first version was manually operated; later work introduced a manipulator and semi-autonomous behaviour. Each version brought mechanical design, electronics and software closer together. The current extension investigates greater autonomy while building on the earlier prototype.
Semi-autonomous prototype · autonomous extension ongoing
One of my clearest memories is the first time the vision-assisted system ran after a difficult integration period. The parts were no longer separate tasks: they had become a working robot. That moment still shapes how I approach the next version.
I helped plan the system, coordinated mechanical and electronic work across the team, and played a central role in integrating the parts. My undergraduate final thesis developed the semi-autonomous stage under my supervisor’s guidance.
The ongoing autonomous extension is a development direction, not a claim that full autonomy has already been validated.
The poultry robot has already moved from manual operation to semi-autonomous work. I am now developing its next extension toward greater autonomy. It is not a new project disconnected from the earlier versions: it carries forward the lessons from the chassis, manipulator, embedded control and vision-integration work.
I remember struggling to bring the vision-assisted software into the poultry robot. When the system finally ran, the reaction was immediate: it worked. That was one of the moments that made the effort of integration feel tangible.