Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash are provided. The robotic system includes a vehicle, a camera, a trash collection unit, an actuator, and a controller. The vehicle includes a drive. The camera moves with the vehicle to capture images of the trash while the vehicle moves along ground. The trash collection unit is carried by the vehicle to collect the trash. The trash collection unit includes a vacuum pump and a collection conduit. The actuator is operatively coupled to the collection conduit to adjust a position of the collection conduit relative to the vehicle to position the collection conduit adjacent to the trash to collect the trash. The controller is coupled to the drive, the camera, the trash collection unit, and the actuator to coordinate movement of the vehicle, positioning of the collection conduit, and operation of the vacuum pump to collect the trash.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, products, and methods for excluding inconsistent objects from lifecycle management processing. One method includes operations for identifying a set of objects in a system, at least a subset of the set of objects associated with a lifecycle management process; prior to performing the lifecycle management process, determining a consistency status for each object in the subset of objects associated with the lifecycle management process; and performing the lifecycle management process, wherein performing the lifecycle management process includes executing at least one lifecycle management operation on each object in the set of objects determined to be consistent within the system prior to performing the lifecycle management process. In some instances, performing the lifecycle management process may include skipping the execution of the at least one lifecycle management operation for each inconsistent object during the lifecycle management process.

Abstract: An improvement in a rock picking machine having a frame with ground wheels supporting the frame, a table with a grate over which rocks are moved and discharged into a bucket rearwardly pivotally mounted on the frame, and a conveyer forwardly pivotally mounted on the table for moving rocks up the grate. The improvement consists of at least one forwardly and upwardly extending member positioned at a rearward end of the conveyer frame. The member forms a wedge shaped cavity. As large rocks are moved up the grate by the conveyer through the wedge shaped cavity, the rocks engage the member thereby lifting the rearward end of the conveyer frame to provide clearance.

Abstract: A potato lifter, but also being a lifter capable of lifting other especially subterranean vegetation products, such as celery roots, carrots, bulbs, edible onions, etc., the lifter being of the kind comprising an in the ground, under the products, led cutting member and a conveyor positioned behind the cutting member for the upwards guiding of the products is described. A number, and at least one, mainly with plain, smooth or comparatively featureless surface shaped delivery roll or rolls (5, 6, 7, 8) is (are) positioned between the rear edge of the cutting member(1, 2, 3, 4) and the conveyor (9). The delivery rolls, having preferably equal diameters and being driven with a circumference velocity of about the same size as the forward drive velocity of the potato lifter, are positioned rotatable around mainly horizontal axes and, when more than one, positioned rather close together and mutually parallel. The damage introduced at the mechanical lifting to the potatoes is exquisitely low.

Abstract: A machine for harvesting sugar-beets growing in rows in the soil is provided with a unit for loosening and lifting the sugar-beets, a cleaning unit for cleaning the sugar-beets from soil and stones, and an elevator for transferring the sugar-beets from the cleaning unit to an unloading conveyor positioned at a higher level than said cleaning unit and serving to unload the sugar-beets. The cleaning unit has a number of cleaning rolls having a core on which cleaning pins made of rubber or like material and projecting on either side are mounted, said cleaning pins having a flexural strength such that they do not damage the sides of the root-crops. Furthermore, the cleaning pins are so mounted on the associated cleaning roll that they are equally flexible in all directions. The cleaning unit also has an endless holding-down mat travelling around guide pulleys, the lower part of said holding-down mat exerting a load on the sugar-beets against the cleaning pins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rock extractor apparatus and method of using the rock extractor for removing rocks embedded in the ground and/or for removing rocks partially embedded in the ground. The invention is particularly directed to removing rocks from soil suitable for farming. The rock extractor consists essentially of a digger unit, a grate unit and a conveyor unit, all of which cooperate to efficiently and effectively extract rocks from the soil and to render the soil suitable for cultivation. The rock extractor is attached to a draft machine such as a tractor and pulled through the soil.The tractor pulling the extractor through the soil causes rock and soil to be dug up and moved over the digger unit. The grate unit and conveyor unit cooperate to forcefully drive the conveyor unit downwardly and forwardly into the pile of rock and soil that is moved from the digger unit onto the grate unit and to rapidly move the rock and soil rearwardly along the grate unit.