Embodiments of the present disclosure may include an automated system for application of beehive treatment to a beehive, including a movable carriage, and a reservoir configured to hold the beehive treatment. Embodiments may also include a vision system disposed on the movable carriage and configured to detect an entrance of the beehive, an applicator system in fluid communication with the reservoir, the applicator system including an end effector configured to deliver the beehive treatment to the beehive through the entrance to the beehive. Embodiments may also include a controller in communication with the movable carriage, the vision system, and the applicator system.

A navigation device provides for autonomous interactions with animals and navigation of the animal environment, such as a poultry barn. The navigation device includes one or more cameras for detecting animals. The navigation device also includes one or more cameras for object detection purposes. The navigation device also includes a camera or a LiDAR for mapping the position and orientation (pose) of the navigation device within the environment. By the object detection and the pose information, the navigation device autonomously travels within the environment. The navigation device also includes a spinner assembly for deterring animals from the path of the navigation device.

A repellence system and method for repelling animals. The repellence system includes an imaging device arranged to generate image data from a surveillance area, one or more deterrence devices arranged to carry out deterrence actions for repelling animals and an repellence sub-system having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The repellence sub-system being configured to receive image data of the surveillance area from the imaging device, detect an animal in the image data, identify animal species of the detected animal in the image data, provide species specific deterrence instructions to the one or more deterrence devices based on the identified animal species.

A method for controlling a laser pointer projection of a pet companion robot device to interact with a pet includes the steps of: determining a focal length 1 of the camera; determining a height difference y between the at least one laser pointer steering motors of the laser pointer and the camera; determining a horizontal viewing angle of the camera, a corresponding horizontal viewing range is (/2, /2); determining a vertical viewing angle of the camera, a corresponding vertical viewing range is (/2, /2); determining whether the touch screen of the wireless remote-control device is touched; when the touch screen of the wireless remote-control device is touched, determining the corresponding coordinates (i, j); calculating an angular difference between the camera and the at least one laser pointer steering motors; and calculating a horizontal steering motor rotation angle .sub.x; calculating a vertical steering motor rotation angle .sub.y.

According to an embodiment, a hunting drone includes a hunting mechanism, a net gun, a flying mechanism, and a control unit. The hunting mechanism captures a target. The net gun generates a sound at the time of firing a hunting net. After approaching the target to a predetermined distance, the hunting drone captures the target using the hunting mechanism, while avoiding false recognition of the target by using the sound generated at the time of firing the net gun as a threatening sound to repel a wrong target such as a bird.

Systems and method for providing navigational control of a watercraft are provided herein. The system comprises a display, processor and memory. The memory including computer program code is configured to cause presentation of a chart on the display including at least a portion of the body of water. The system further receives user input indicating initiation of a drift protocol, including indication of a boundary area for which the watercraft will drift through, and causes presentation of the boundary area on the chart. The system determines an instance when the watercraft drifts outside of the boundary area and provides an alert when the watercraft exits or nears the boundary area. The system determines a starting position corresponding to the boundary area and engages an autopilot to cause the watercraft to navigate to the starting position or provides instructions to enable the user to navigate the watercraft to the starting position.

A navigation device provides for autonomous interactions with animals and navigation of the animal environment, such as a poultry barn. The navigation device includes one or more cameras for detecting animals. The navigation device also includes one or more cameras for object detection purposes. The navigation device also includes a camera or a LiDAR for mapping the position and orientation (pose) of the navigation device within the environment. By the object detection and the pose information, the navigation device autonomously travels within the environment. The navigation device also includes a spinner assembly for deterring animals from the path of the navigation device.

A working system that is capable of carrying out a work by working equipment that is operated remotely, the working system including an image generating unit that generates a virtual space image corresponding to an actual space surrounding a working movable body in which the working equipment is disposed, and a display control unit that displays on a display unit the virtual space image that is generated by the image generating unit, wherein the image generating unit generates the virtual space image including a virtual image corresponding to the working equipment.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may include an automated system for application of beehive treatment to a beehive, including a movable carriage, and a reservoir configured to hold the beehive treatment. Embodiments may also include a vision system disposed on the movable carriage and configured to detect an entrance of the beehive, an applicator system in fluid communication with the reservoir, the applicator system including an end effector configured to deliver the beehive treatment to the beehive through the entrance to the beehive. Embodiments may also include a controller in communication with the movable carriage, the vision system, and the applicator system.

A ship maneuvering system includes a plurality of inertial measurement units, and a controller configured or programmed to estimate a property of a wave received by a marine vessel based on a behavior of a hull of the marine vessel measured by the plurality of inertial measurement units, and perform a heading holding control based on an influence on the marine vessel caused by the wave of which the property was estimated.