Abhijit Khadatkar
Papers
6
Total Citations
139
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6
About
Abhijit Khadatkar is a pioneering agricultural engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, automation, and precision agriculture. His research primarily focuses on mechanizing labor-intensive farming operations — particularly seedling transplanting and weeding — to address growing challenges of agricultural labor scarcity and operational inefficiency. Khadatkar's most influential contribution, "Automation in Transplanting: A Smart Way of Vegetable Cultivation" (2018, 66 citations), critically examined the limitations of semi-automatic transplanters and laid foundational arguments for fully automated alternatives. Building on this vision, he has since developed and tested compact robotic transplanting systems featuring automatic seedling-picking mechanisms and single jaw-type grippers, earning 28 and 13 citations respectively — demonstrating sustained scholarly recognition of his engineering innovations. His 2022 review on robotics in agriculture (18 citations) broadened his scope to encompass artificial intelligence-integrated farming systems, while his more recent work includes WeeRo, a remotely controlled robotic weeder designed for sustainable row-crop production. Collectively, Khadatkar's research portfolio reflects a coherent mission: replacing drudgery-prone manual agricultural labor with intelligent, mechatronics-driven solutions. With nearly 140 cumulative citations, his contributions are increasingly shaping the future trajectory of smart, sustainable agricultural mechanization.
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- 1Automation in Transplanting:A Smart Way of Vegetable Cultivation66 citations · 2018
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- 3Application of robotics in changing the future of agriculture18 citations · 2022
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