AN AUTOMATED MACHINE CAPABLE OF SENSING THE LATEX LAYER OF THE RUBBER TREE AND TAPPING THE LATEX FLUIDS WITHOUT DAMAGING THE CAMBIUM LAYER OF THE RUBBER TREE
The present invention relates to an automated tapping machine for harvesting latex from Rubber trees. The system includes: (a) an automated rubber tapping machine, wherein the tapping machine includes: (i) a longitudinal slider having a rail on which a slanting slider is slidably engaged (ii) a motorized tapping knife and a sensor needle is mounted on the slanting slider (iii) guide rail on which the longitudinal slider is slidably engaged (iv) end sideway rod equipped at both ends of the guide rail with one end rod fixed and other end rod movable (v) a sensing unit to sense the latex layer of the tree (vi) an embedded controller to control the operation of tapping knife and a sensor needle of the tapping machine (vii) trunk clamp mounted with the chassis of the machine and (b) a battery for supplying power to operate the tapping machine.
