摘要：

Transplanting seedlings is important in agriculture. Automating activities involved in transforming seeds or plant materials into transplanted seedlings can help reduce costs. Research activities related to automating procedures are discussed: containers to grow and ship seedlings, which facilitate automation; short, sturdy seedlings for machine handling; and experimental machines including a seedling detector, a seedling sorter and a field transplanter. Future developments may include more computers and electronics on transplanters, self-monitoring transplanters and specialized autonomous vehicles comprising the field transplanting system

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