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Tree Climbing Coconut Plucker
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For coconut harvesting, the tall coconut trees whose height varies from 60-100 feet are climbed upon by humans till the canopy in order to pluck the coconuts that grow on the top of coconut trees. These individuals, who take up this dangerous task, actually risk their own lives by climbing up to such a height without any proper safety measures taken to protect them from falling down. So, it is decided to design a coconut plucker with the concept of tree climbing and extending it as coconut harvester (plucker). This robot can climb 60 to 100 feet tall coconut trees as well as it plucks the coconuts from the tree branches by the use of controller. The signal will be transmitted from the base of the tree to the robot and robot will acts accordingly. By mounting the camera on the robot will help us to watch the scenario of the tree top which is helpful to locate the position of the coconut.