The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.

The present disclosure relates to an automatic seedling taking and separation system for substrate block seedlings. The automatic seedling taking and separation system includes a seedling taking device, a seedling delivery device, and two seedling separation devices; the seedling taking device conveys substrate block seedlings on a seedling tray to the seedling delivery device in rows; the seedling delivery device divides a row of substrate block seedlings into two parts and conveys the substrate block seedlings to the two seedling separation devices; and the seedling separation devices perform single-seedling separation through seedling separation mechanisms. The present disclosure can automatically take and separate vegetable substrate block seedlings, thus improving the working efficiency.

The present invention provides an automatic picking and launching seedling device for transplanting machine and method thereof. The device includes a seedling picking mechanism, seedling guiding devices, a box shifting mechanism and seedling separating mechanisms. The seedling picking mechanism is mounted on the box shifting mechanism, the two sets of seedling separating mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the box shifting mechanism, and the seedling guiding device is arranged on the top of the seedling separating mechanism. The box shifting mechanism transports the disc to the seedling picking point, and the seedling picking mechanism moves the picking seedling claws to the seedling picking point to take the seedlings and moves to the seedling launching point to launch the seedlings. The seedling guiding device makes the seedling pot to enter the seedling separating mechanism according to a predetermined trajectory. The seedling separating mechanism rotates the seedlings pot to the seedling falling point to fall the seedling. It can realize picking seedlings in whole row without interval and launching seedlings at the same time, and increase the efficiency and success rate of picking and launching seedlings. The disc only needs to be longitudinally transported, which improves the efficiency of the disc transporting. The needles of the seedling picking claws are used to comb the seedlings in a pot before inserting the seedling pot, which improves the quality of picking seedlings. The seedling guiding device receives the seedlings statically and shortens the free-falling movement distance, so that the launching of seedlings is more accurate.

The invention provides a plug-tray seedling automatic transplanting machine and control method thereof, wherein, said machine comprises a chassis bracket, a planting mechanism, seedling separating mechanisms, seedling guiding devices, a power mechanism, a box shifting mechanism, a seedling picking mechanism. The box shifting mechanism is installed on the chassis bracket, the seedling picking mechanism is installed on the box shifting mechanism, and two sets of seedling separating mechanism are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the box shifting mechanism by the chassis bracket, the seedling guiding device is provided above each set of seedling separating mechanism, and the planting mechanism is provided under each set of seedling separating mechanism. With the synergistic effect of various mechanisms and control system, it is possible to pick seedlings in whole row without interval in various sizes of plug-trays, and drop seedlings at the same time, which increase the efficiency and success rate of picking seedlings and dropping seedlings. The plug-tray only needs to move longitudinally, thereby improving the efficiency of the plug-tray transport. The seedling claw can comb the pot seedlings before being inserted into the pot, which improves the quality of seedling picking. The seedling guiding device receives the seedlings statically and shortens the free-falling movement distance, which makes seedling dropping more accurate.

A tractor suspension type automatic transplanting machine for plug tray seedlings is provided. The machine includes land wheels, a machine frame, a three-point linkage, a seedling pickup mechanism, a plug tray conveying device, a plug tray recovery device, seedling separating and planting devices driven by land wheels, and a watering device. Through front and rear drive cylinders, the seedling pickup mechanism is driven to move front and back to pick up seedlings above plug trays and release seedlings above a seedling guide device. Juxtaposed left and right seedling pickup modules in the seedling pickup mechanism are driven by left and right drive cylinders, to move left and right and pick up seedlings after combing, and to release seedlings after separating towards left and right. Plug trays fall onto a plug tray conveyor belt of the plug tray recovery device and slides into a plug-tray-recovery stacking box.

The invention discloses an automatic feeding device and method for a seedling bed of a transplanter, and relates to the technical field of agricultural mechanical equipment, comprising: a bracket installed on the transplanter; several trays, obliquely arranged on the bracket downwards and used for placing the rice seedling bed, and the bottom of the trays being provided with release mechanisms for releasing the rice seedling bed; a conveyor belt, arranged on the bracket, and positioned at the bottom of the tray, and the end of the conveyor belt is connected with a transplanting platform of the transplanter; a photoelectric sensor, arranged on the transplanting platform and used for detecting the height of the remaining rice seedling bed on the transplanting platform; and a controller, in communication connection with the photoelectric sensor, when the photoelectric sensor detects that the height of the remaining rice seedling bed on the transplanting platform is lower than the height of the photoelectric sensor. Only one driver is needed to operate, so that the labor input is greatly reduced, and the labor intensity is reduced; meanwhile, the space is saved by the reduction of the number of workers, enabling more seedling raw materials to be stored.

A sapling retrieval apparatus coupled to a chassis, which extends in a fore-aft direction, includes ground-engaging supports to facilitate propelling the chassis. The sapling retrieval apparatus comprises a gripping unit for retrieving a linear row of saplings from a tray and releasing the row of saplings, a transfer unit, and an indexing unit. The transfer unit moves the released linear row of saplings to the indexing unit for individual delivery of a sapling for planting as the chassis is propelled.

A sapling planting apparatus coupled to a chassis wherein the chassis includes a ground-engaging supports to facilitate propelling the chassis. The sapling planting apparatus comprises a screw; a nut in threaded engagement with the outer surface of the screw; a motor operatively coupled to the screw to rotatably drive the screw wherein rotation of the screw translates the nut; a tube for delivering the sapling towards the ground; and a spade for penetrating the ground for planting the sapling. The tube may be coupled to the nut and is telescopically extendable in a downward direction from a rest position wherein translating the nut in a first direction coincides with extending the tube in a downward direction.

A method of operating a sapling hydrating system for a planting apparatus. The method comprising determining a release pressure of hydrating fluid for a release valve to hydrate a sapling based on a target distribution rate of the hydrating fluid, wherein the target distribution rate is received via an input signal. The method further comprising controlling a supply pressure of the hydrating fluid from a pump to be greater than or equal to the release pressure, and controlling an unloading valve fluidly disposed between the pump and a hydrating fluid storage tank. The unloading valve regulating a maximum supply pressure. The method further includes controlling the release valve to provide a first portion of the hydraulic fluid to the release valve at an unloading pressure greater than or equal to the release pressure, and directing the remainder of the hydrating fluid back to the storage tank.

A system for a high-efficiency planting operation for a work machine for planting saplings. The system comprises a conveying unit stores at least one tray of saplings and transports the tray of saplings towards a gripping unit. The gripping unit retrieves at least one sapling from the tray and release at least one sapling towards the indexing unit. The indexing unit is coupled to the gripping unit and individually releases a sapling for planting. A planting unit receives the sapling from the indexing unit and delivers the sapling into a ground. A sensing module is coupled to a plurality of sensors to detect a set of parameters and generates data input signals based on the parameters. A controller receives the data input signals and provides feedback to the conveying unit, the indexing unit or the planting unit to adjust one or more actuators in response to the data input signals.