Wenju Mao

Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Baotou Teachers College, Northwest A&F University

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Wenju Mao is a leading researcher in agricultural robotics, specializing in multi-robot collaboration and autonomous navigation for precision farming. His work addresses critical challenges in orchard automation, particularly through the development of synergistic technologies that enable robot teams to work together efficiently. Mao’s most impactful contribution is his 2021 study on agricultural multi-robot synergies (49 citations), which demonstrated how coordinated robot systems can boost overall efficiency and meet precision agriculture demands. He further advanced the field by designing a combined orchard harvesting robot with a dual master-slave navigation system (41 citations), solving key coordination problems between transport and picking robots. Mao also developed a map-based cooperative navigation system for spraying-dosing robot groups (10 citations), enabling continuous field operations even when individual robots run low on supplies. To ensure reliable communication in challenging orchard environments, he proposed an improved AODV routing protocol (3 citations) that optimizes signal strength and prioritizes critical nodes. Through these innovations, Mao has significantly enhanced the practicality and scalability of multi-robot systems in agriculture, paving the way for more autonomous and efficient farming operations.