The multi-purpose weeding device allows weeding of gardens, flower beds, lawns, and other agricultural and landscaped areas from an upright standing position is presented. The device provides for a linear handle, here shown in a collapsed or retracted state. The overall length of the handle in its retracted state is approximately three feet (3 ft.) long. The upper handle segment is provided with an ergonomic hand grip, such as a rubber hand grip, with an overall approximate length of eight inches (8 in.). The lower handle segment is provided with a single tine head consisting of a ninety-degree (90) member equipped with a pointed tine.

The multi-purpose weeding device allows weeding of gardens, flower beds, lawns, and other agricultural and landscaped areas from an upright standing position is presented. The device provides for a linear handle, here shown in a collapsed or retracted state. The overall length of the handle in its retracted state is approximately three feet (3 ft.) long. The upper handle segment is provided with an ergonomic hand grip, such as a rubber hand grip, with an overall approximate length of eight inches (8 in.). The lower handle segment is provided with a single tine head consisting of a ninety-degree (90) member equipped with a pointed tine.

Herein provided is an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (AUGV) and handheld device for pest control. The AUGV comprises a chassis with a drive mechanism to displace the AUGV among a plurality of plants comprising at least one weed; an image-capture device to obtain images of the plurality of plants; a motorized arm with a free end displaceable with respect to the chassis; a microwave emitter mounted to the free end, displaceable therewith, and operable to emit microwaves; and a control system to operate at AUGV. The control system comprises a processing unit; and a memory having stored thereon instructions to cause the AUGV to perform: independently navigating the chassis among the plurality of plants; identifying the at least one weed in the images; displacing the motorized arm to position the free end in proximity to the at least one weed; and emitting microwaves toward the at least one weed.

A handheld gardening tool includes a power source, a spike projection device adapted to roughen soil for the application of grass seeds or to ease pulling weeds, and a support arm connecting the power source to the spike projection device. The spike projection device comprises a housing supporting a plurality of spikes mounted within the housing for controlled extension from and retraction within the housing for engagement with soil.

A handheld gardening tool includes a power source, a spike projection device adapted to roughen soil for the application of grass seeds or to ease pulling weeds, and a support arm connecting the power source to the spike projection device. The spike projection device comprises a housing supporting a plurality of spikes mounted within the housing for controlled extension from and retraction within the housing for engagement with soil.

A weed remover for removing weeds comprising a tube comprising a main portion and a bottom portion at a distal end which is insertable into soil to capture a core sample thereof. The tube is formed of a static portion and of a moving portion which complements the static portion to form the tube, wherein the tube comprises an inner diameter smaller at the distal end than in the main portion. At the distal end, the moving portion extends over an angular range from about 90 to about 150 and the static portion extends over a complementary angular range to form a contour. The bottom portion is formed of a succession of projections and recesses around the contour to form a cutting edge.

A handheld gardening tool includes a power source, a spike projection device adapted to roughen soil for the application of grass seeds or to ease pulling weeds, and a support arm connecting the power source to the spike projection device. The spike projection device comprises a housing supporting a plurality of spikes mounted within the housing for controlled extension from and retraction within the housing for engagement with soil.

A handheld gardening tool includes a power source, a spike projection device adapted to roughen soil for the application of grass seeds or to ease pulling weeds, and a support arm connecting the power source to the spike projection device. The spike projection device comprises a housing supporting a plurality of spikes mounted within the housing for controlled extension from and retraction within the housing for engagement with soil.

The invention is a weed removal hand-tool that facilitates the removal of weeds. The hand-tool includes a raked scoop extending from a terminal end of an elongated handle situated along a similar longitudinal axis, which facilitates the use of the tooltypically involving a twisting motion for easily de-rooting and ripping out weeds. The raked scoop includes a curved surface that dips below the longitudinal axis of the handle so that rake teeth extending laterally from the sides of the curved surface define a wide opening above the raked scoop. This wide opening defined in part by the various rake teeth of the raked scoop, allows the user to efficiently pull undesirable plants or weeds from their roots without having to touch them. In exemplary embodiments, the raked scoop includes at least one aperture on the curved surface for unwanted soil to filter through during the weed removal process.

The invention is a weed removal hand-tool that facilitates the removal of weeds. The hand-tool includes a raked scoop extending from a terminal end of an elongated handle situated along a similar longitudinal axis, which facilitates the use of the tooltypically involving a twisting motion for easily de-rooting and ripping out weeds. The raked scoop includes a curved surface that dips below the longitudinal axis of the handle so that rake teeth extending laterally from the sides of the curved surface define a wide opening above the raked scoop. This wide opening defined in part by the various rake teeth of the raked scoop, allows the user to efficiently pull undesirable plants or weeds from their roots without having to touch them. In exemplary embodiments, the raked scoop includes at least one aperture on the curved surface for unwanted soil to filter through during the weed removal process.