An Unmanned Automatic Coconut Tree Climber and Harvester Using IoT

In addition to coconut juice or water, there is a diverse range of products that can be made from the coconut palm, including various food items as well as soaps and cosmetics. India and other developing nations, there is a severe lack of workers to climb coconut trees and collect coconuts. In India approximately five billion coconuts are harvested annually, and coconuts are extremely important to the economics of many places of countries. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka are important coconut harvesting regions in India. Most coconuts are obtained through climbing the tree by manpower. The demand of the skilled labors, more labor cost and unpredictable accident are disadvantages of human based coconut harvesting method. The proposed paper consists of a cutting-edge robotic climber and harvester for coconut trees harvester equipped with a unique Robotic Arm (RA) and a cutting tool that can be affixed to a frame resembling a coconut tree is available. The device can be wirelessly operated by an individual on the ground or via the Blynk mobile app on a smartphone. The proposed paper aims to create a cost-effective and straightforward prototype tool for harvesting coconuts by climbing and gathering them from the trees. The effectiveness of proposed paper is analyzed by using MATLAB Simulink.