Published:

2025-06-25

Issue:

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025)

Section:

Applied Engineering Vision

Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics

Prototipo de robot cuadrúpedo para robótica móvil agrícola

Authors

  • Gissel Daniela Cristiano A Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Samuel Alejandro Sabogal M Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • David Esteban Fuquen G Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Juan D. Rodriguez Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Juan Carlos Rincón Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Emily Villanueva Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
  • Henry B. Guerrero Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Keywords:

Agricultural field, HTML, micropython, Quadruped mobile robot, Raspberry pico (en).

Keywords:

Campo agrícola, HTML, micropython, robot móvil cuadrúpedo, Raspberry pico (es).

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Abstract (en)

Agricultural robots with wheels have contributed significantly to agriculture, generating interest in developing robots with improved maneuverability in crop fields where wheels do not work well. This has led to the development of legged mobile robots as a viable alternative to wheeled robots, and for this reason, a study group at the Francisco José de Caldas Distrital University in Colombia has been developing a small-scale quadruped robot in order to examine its maneuverability capabilities in difficult terrain. In this paper, the corresponding robot and its results are described. Using 3D printing, we developed a robot structure that could accommodate eight servomotors. Using the micropython programming language, we programmed a Raspberry Pico-W microcontroller as the control unit. Thanks to a graphical user interface developed in HTML, a quadruped robot could be controlled remotely from a computer or even a mobile phone. As reported in the results, our quadruped robot approach has demonstrated promising results in its maneuverability on off-road soils, opening the possibility of developing autonomous quadruped robots for agricultural use.

Abstract (es)

Los robots agrícolas con ruedas han contribuido significativamente a la agricultura, generando interés en el desarrollo de robots con mayor maniobrabilidad en campos de cultivo donde las ruedas no son adecuadas. Esto ha impulsado el desarrollo de robots móviles con patas como una alternativa viable a los robots con ruedas. Por esta razón, un grupo de estudio de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Colombia) ha estado desarrollando un robot cuadrúpedo a pequeña escala para examinar su capacidad de maniobrabilidad en terrenos difíciles. En este artículo, se describen el robot correspondiente y sus resultados. Mediante impresión 3D, desarrollamos una estructura robótica que puede alojar ocho servomotores. Utilizando el lenguaje de programación MicroPython, programamos un microcontrolador Raspberry Pico-W como unidad de control. Gracias a una interfaz gráfica de usuario desarrollada en HTML, un robot cuadrúpedo puede controlarse remotamente desde un ordenador o incluso un teléfono móvil. Como se informa en los resultados, nuestro enfoque robótico cuadrúpedo ha demostrado resultados prometedores en su maniobrabilidad en terrenos todoterreno, lo que abre la posibilidad de desarrollar robots cuadrúpedos autónomos para uso agrícola.

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Cristiano A, G. D., Sabogal M, S. A., Fuquen G, D. E., Rodriguez, J. D., Rincón, J. C., Villanueva, E., and B. Guerrero, H. (2025). Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics. Visión electrónica, 19(1). https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790

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Cristiano A, G.D. et al. 2025. Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics. Visión electrónica. 19, 1 (Jun. 2025).

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Cristiano A, G. D.; Sabogal M, S. A.; Fuquen G, D. E.; Rodriguez, J. D.; Rincón, J. C.; Villanueva, E.; B. Guerrero, H. Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics. Vis. Electron. 2025, 19.

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CRISTIANO A, Gissel Daniela; SABOGAL M, Samuel Alejandro; FUQUEN G, David Esteban; RODRIGUEZ, Juan D.; RINCÓN, Juan Carlos; VILLANUEVA, Emily; B. GUERRERO, Henry. Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics. Visión electrónica, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 1, 2025. Disponível em: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790. Acesso em: 9 dec. 2025.

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Cristiano A, Gissel Daniela, Samuel Alejandro Sabogal M, David Esteban Fuquen G, Juan D. Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Rincón, Emily Villanueva, and Henry B. Guerrero. 2025. “Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics”. Visión electrónica 19 (1). https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790.

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Cristiano A, G. D. (2025) “Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics”, Visión electrónica, 19(1). Available at: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790 (Accessed: 9 December 2025).

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G. D. Cristiano A, “Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics”, Vis. Electron., vol. 19, no. 1, Jun. 2025.

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Cristiano A, Gissel Daniela, et al. “Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics”. Visión electrónica, vol. 19, no. 1, June 2025, https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790.

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Cristiano A, Gissel Daniela, Samuel Alejandro Sabogal M, David Esteban Fuquen G, Juan D. Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Rincón, Emily Villanueva, and Henry B. Guerrero. “Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics”. Visión electrónica 19, no. 1 (June 25, 2025). Accessed December 9, 2025. https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790.

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Cristiano A GD, Sabogal M SA, Fuquen G DE, Rodriguez JD, Rincón JC, Villanueva E, et al. Quadruped Robot Prototype for Agricultural Mobile Robotics. Vis. Electron. [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 25 [cited 2025 Dec. 9];19(1). Available from: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/visele/article/view/23790

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