# US 10,863,668 B2 · Autonomous mobile platform with harvesting system and pest and weed suppression systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,863,668 B2 - Document ID: US10863668B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/024,450 - Filed: 2018-06-29 - Published: 2019-07-04 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-29 - Assignees: Dcentralized Systems LLC - Applicants: Georgios Chrysanthakopoulos; Adlai Felser - Inventors: Georgios Chrysanthakopoulos; Adlai Felser - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863668B2 ## CPC - A01D 34/008: {for automated or remotely controlled operation} - A01M 21/04: Apparatus for destruction by steam, chemicals, burning, or electricity {(apparatus for burning A01M15/00)} - B25J 9/1697: {Vision controlled systems} - G05D 1/0219: {ensuring the processing of the whole working surface} - Y02P 60/12: using renewable energies, e.g. solar water pumping - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract This invention is a configurable ground utility robot GURU having at least the following parts: an all-terrain mobile apparatus; a payload accepting apparatus; an onboard processor; at least one sensor that communicates with said onboard processor; at least one energy beam payload device connectable to the payload accepting apparatus, capable of creating an energy beam having enough power to elevate an internal temperature of a subject when the energy beam is focused on the subject and where the energy beam payload device communicates with the onboard processor and where the ground utility robot also has a computer program that at least performs the following functions: receives and interprets data from the at least one sensor; controls the mobile apparatus; focuses the at least one energy beam on the subject; and controls the beam strength and time duration. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A configurable ground utility robot comprising: an all-terrain autonomous mobile apparatus, capable of navigation in both structured and unstructured environments; a payload accepting apparatus; an onboard processor; at least one sensor that communicates with said onboard processor; at least one energy beam payload device connectable to said payload accepting apparatus, capable of creating an energy beam having enough power to elevate an internal temperature of an object when said energy beam is focused on said object and where said energy beam payload device communicates with said onboard processor; and a computer program that at least performs the following functions: receives and interprets data from said at least one sensor; controls said mobile apparatus; focuses said at least one energy beam on said object; controls said beam strength and time duration an onboard solar array; an onboard fuel cell; and where said solar array and said fuel cell provide 100 percent of required power to said ground utility robot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 1 further having an adjustment apparatus, controlled by said computer program, that is capable of moving and positioning said at least one energy beam payload device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 2 wherein the energy beam is a laser, a lens focused light, an infra-red beam, a microwave beam, or a microwave emitter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 1 where said onboard fuel cell is at least one battery. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 4 wherein said at least one sensor is a camera. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 5 wherein said object is a non-crop. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 5 wherein said object is a pest. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 2 further comprising a crop collecting apparatus, where said object is a crop stem, and where said energy beam is used to cut said crop stem so that a crop can be placed in a crop collection apparatus. ### Claim 9 A configurable ground utility robot comprising: an autonomous adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus, capable of navigation in both structured or unstructured environments; an onboard processor; at least one sensor that communicates with said onboard processor; at least one payload secured to said ground utility robot; a computer program that at least performs the following functions: receives and interprets data from said at least one sensor; adjusts movement, height and position of said adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus based on said data so that said payload can execute a task; an onboard solar array; an onboard fuel cell; and where said solar array and said onboard fuel cell provide 100 percent of required power for said all-terrain mobile apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 9 where said adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus further comprises: a linkage chassis; and a pivoted suspension. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 10 where: said payload is an energy beam; and where said task is weed or pest suppression. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 11 wherein the energy beam is a laser, a lens focused light, an infra-red beam, a microwave beam, or a microwave emitter. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 12 where said adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus is controlled by said computer program to position said energy beam payload device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 10 where said at least one payload is a weed drill payload device and where said adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus is controlled by said computer program to position and control said weed drill payload device. ### Claim 15 A configurable ground utility robot comprising: an autonomous all-terrain mobile apparatus, capable of navigation in both structured and unstructured environments; a collecting apparatus; an onboard processor; at least one sensor that communicates with said onboard processor; at least one payload secured to said ground utility robot; a computer program that at least performs the following functions: receives and interprets data from said at least one sensor; adjusts movement, height and position of said adjustable all-terrain mobile apparatus based on said data; said payload executes a task; an onboard solar array; an onboard fuel cell; and where said solar array and said onboard fuel cell provide 100 percent of required power for said all-terrain mobile apparatus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 15 where said payload is a crop stem severing device and said task is harvesting. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The configurable ground utility robot of claim 16 where a crop is delivered into said collecting apparatus after said crop stem is severed by said severing device.