Russian engineers from Cognitive Pilot have taught unmanned tractors to work without GPS, using only the autonomous Cognitive Agro Pilot system. This is necessary so that unmanned vehicles continue to perform their functions even in the conditions of electronic warfare (EW) systems, said Olga Uskova, CEO of the company.
The autonomous system sees the environment using a stereo camera located on the roof of the unmanned tractor. It processes the data received and builds the trajectory of the agricultural machine. At the same time, the accuracy of all operations is up to 2 cm.
Currently, the Cignitive Pilot development is being tested on farms in the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
The spring sowing campaign started in early March in all regions of the country. According to 2021 data, the sown area of agricultural crops amounted to 77.8 million hectares. Unmanned tractors help farmers save on planting material, fuel and fertilizers.
