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This project aims to develop an automated robotic harvester for cilantro and other specialty cropsthat are harvested in bunches. Currently this is a labor-intensive task that takes up to 50% of totalcosts. Automating this task would mean reducing OPEX for farms by 40%-50% and moreimportantly tackling the huge labor shortage currently affecting the agricultural sector. This willpermit to grow produ ...

HERMES: Humanitarian Emergency Response Messenger of Essential Supplies drone payloadattachmentPI: Anthony C. MulliganSmall business: Hydronalix Green Valley AZMore than 95% of U.S. land area is classified as rural but home to just 19% of the population.Rural communities face geographic and demographic obstacles in responding to and preparing forextreme events such as hurricanes tornadoes and floo ...

Project Summary Title: Crane-less IsoTruss Tower Solutions for More Expansive Rural Broadband Coverage Institution: IsoTruss Inc. Principal Investigator: Dr. David W. Jensen As society further develops technologically reliable broadband connections become an increasingly foundational resource used to access business education healthcare public safety and more. Financial burdens and physical isolat ...

PROJECT SUMMARYIsoTruss Inc.Title: Versatile network access through lightweight and durable IsoTruss mobile cell sitesPI: Jensen David W. Institution: IsoTruss Inc.Versatility is an important feature for rural broadband solutions aiming to close thedigital divide and better support the needs of rural communities. Mobile cell sites or cell-on- wheels (COWs) provide temporary connectivity for a host ...

Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are chemically and biologically resistant organiccompounds that are persistent bioaccumulative and highly toxic. Owing to their widespreadcontamination of public drinking water supplies on June 21 2022 the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency announced new interim lifetime drinking water health advisories of 0.004nanograms per liter and 0.02 nanograms p ...

Project SummaryTitle:Improved Fire Shelter for Wildland FirefightersPI:Steve MillerInstitution:Miller Scientific Inc. (MSI)Problem or Opportunity:Wildland firefighters work in difficult and dangerous conditions tosave lives structures and natural resources.In emergencies firefighters protect themselvesinside the M2002 fire shelter.This shelter weighs 4.4 lbs. and is carried below their pack wherei ...

PROJECT SUMMARYIsoTruss Inc.Title: Versatile network access through lightweight space saving and durable IsoTrussmobile cell sitesPI: Jensen David W. Institution: IsoTruss Inc.Even with efforts to expand network coverage there are still 18 million Americanswithout broadband access with nearly a quarter of rural Americans without broadband access.The importance of closing the digital divide in netw ...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of western wildfires.The threat to peopleand infrastructure is growing with more population living in the wildland-urban interface.Advances in technology provide the opportunity to improve wildfire mapping accuracy timelinessand dissemination. An un-stabilized airborne fire mapping sensor is proposed utilizing an array ofminiature thermal inf ...

ProjectSummary/AbstractTheCOVID19pandemichashighlightedtheneedtomodernizethecountry'sfirstrespondertrainingmethods.Forfirstresponders-firefightersspecifically-livetraininghasbeensuspendedvirtualtrainingisbeingattempted-sortofcobbledtogether.Ruralcommunitiesrepresenting80%ofthefirefightercommunityareimpactedbythesechangesintraining.Thereisavitalneedforfirefightersandfirst-respondingagenciestoeffect ...

Hangar Alpha LLC is developing Cornea in consultation with federal state county and localresponders.Cornea is a data service for wildland fire planning response and recovery. We applydata science to the management of wildfires by combining real-time situational awareness withpredictive analytics to inform where people should be so we can save lives and reduce costs. Cornea advocates for relevant d ...