E-Gardener: Building a Plant Caretaker Robot Using Computer Vision

Abstract

Advancement in trends provokes new ideas in our mind. We often desire intelligent robots that can solve our daily routine tasks. This paper successfully outlines the ways and methodologies that can be used to develop a robot that can monitor the growth of plants in the absence of human beings. As humans need proper food and nutrients to keep us energetic and working, similarly plants require proper nutrients in order live longer. The proposed method consists of a mobile robot integrated with a novel algorithm (implementing the concepts of Computer Vision) to segment out the plants from the image in the best possible way. This algorithm is much more robust to lightning conditions as compared to other available algorithms. The application of this research might not only improve the conditions of plants and trees but can also result in the overall improvement of our surroundings and atmosphere.