Mechanical Mouse with Artificial Intelligence Vision

Pests not only harm agricultural production but also pose a threat to the lives of ordinary people. To maximize the efficiency of eliminating pests in the fields, after reading extensively about bio-mimicking, we set out to create a mechanical mouse. Learning from one of the traits of mice, flexibility, the design of the model is made up of three big servos and four mini servos. The mobile phone is used as a remote Bluetooth control, which successfully realizes the mouse’s various gestures. A camera is installed at the front of the mouse, and through multi-joint movements, the camera is capable of filming in various degrees and directions. Combining with the deep learning methods for insect recognition that we studied, including YOLOv5 object detection, semi-supervised pseudo-label learning, and fine-tuning, pests identification could eventually be realized. Through our experiments, the mouse has an average speed of 0.117m/s. The camera at the front could film in a wide range of upward 84 degrees, downward 47 degrees, leftward 85 degrees and rightward 85 degrees.When the mouse is working in the fields while filming in wide view, once a pest is detected, the person behind the mouse could efficiently and precisely eliminate the pest rather than spraying pesticides on a large scale. In this case, people could effectively reduce the issues such as environmental damage and human health impacts.