Self-maintaining, solar powered, autonomous robotics system and associated methods

An autonomous ground vehicle comprising:

• a ground vehicle unit having two or more wheels or mechanical propulsion mechanisms coupled to the ground vehicle unit;
• one or more camera units coupled to the ground vehicle unit, the one or more camera units configured to generate images;
• an energy storage unit housed in the ground vehicle unit;
• a solar panel unit coupled to the ground vehicle unit, the solar panel unit electrically coupled to the ground vehicle unit, the solar panel unit configured to electrically recharge the energy storage unit;
• a solar panel control mechanism configured to change an angle of tilt of the solar panel unit relative to the ground vehicle unit, wherein the angle of tilt of the solar panel unit can be changed as the ground vehicle unit moves to improve solar power generation;
• a first mechanical arm coupled to a first undercarriage portion of the ground vehicle unit, the first mechanical arm having a first end effector;
• a non-transitory electronic memory storage medium housed in the ground vehicle unit, the non-transitory electronic memory storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors housed in the ground vehicle unit, the one or more processors in electronic communication with the non-transitory electronic memory storage medium, the one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory electronic memory storage medium for implementing a method comprising:
• analyzing, by the one or more processors, the generated images to identify a plant organism and surrounding soil;
• determining, by the one or more processors, that the identified plant organism is set for plant organism control based on a plant species type of the identified plant organism;
• generating, by the one or more processors, ground vehicle unit control instructions configured to advance the ground vehicle unit and/or the first mechanical arm to be within a threshold proximity of the identified plant organism;
• generating, by the one or more processors, mechanical arm control instructions for mechanical control comprising:
• positioning at least the first end effector to be in contact with soil distal to the identified plant organism;
• moving the first end effector through the soil to remove at least a portion of the identified plant organism;
• executing, by the one or more processors, the generated mechanical arm control instructions;
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• generating, by the one or more processors, solar panel control instructions for the solar panel control mechanism to change the angle of tilt of the solar panel unit based on a relative position of the sun to the ground vehicle unit.