Robocutter: A Helping Hand in Cutting and Collecting Grasses

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Grass cutter has been very helpful in mowing lawns and to everyone who aims to solve their problems concerning grasses. Grasses has been one of the major contributors of the upsurge in dengue and malaria cases. It also causes grass allergy to some people and these grasses has been the place where animals that are threat to human lives like snakes live. The research labelled as the " ̃RoboCutter' is a robot which objective is not just to cut grass but also collect it. The study targets to help the potential owners in dealing with grasses and the problems, which concerns it.

METHODS

The robot was constructed using EV3 Lego Mindstorms kit, EV3 sensors, Lego elements and other materials. It was programmed using Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 Programming Software at Rosario National High School, school year 2018-2019. The researchers tested the efficiency of the robot on different types of grasses and terrains. They used sand boxes and planted three types of grasses with different terrains on each. With this, we can test if the robot really has the ability to cut grasses in such areas, and if the robot itself can perform properly.

RESULTS

Therefore, the researchers concluded that the RoboCutter is effective alternative to the commercial grass cutter and was proven to be beneficial to the potential owners. The use of the robot has a promising result as an efficient grass cutter and collector. The robot indeed perform its responsibility to cut and collect grass in different terrains such as flat and rocky. As a result, after using pre-and-post-test of the two groups namely RoboCutter which is an EV3 robot and the commercial lawn mower specifically the gas operated. The result was gathered by the researcher.

DISCUSSIONS

The researchers built RoboCutter to make cutting and collecting grasses easier and faster. They promote an energy-efficient robot that works even without the assistance of human power. RoboCutter can also lessen the occurring problems that we may encounter that concern grasses. The researchers suggest that the proposed robot should have a development in terms of its effectiveness, durability and efficiency that will be more applicable in performing its tasks. The testing proved that RoboCutter is an effective robot that cuts and collects grass easier and faster. It can perform its task properly as how it was programmed.