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Compact Remote-Controlled Car with Plow and Sow Capabilities Beyza Kural, Syed Hussain, Nawaf Abulhaija Currently, the best way to plant seeds efficiently is to use a sow machine which can be either manual or automatic. Manual systems require someone to physically push the plow machine which does not plant seeds ( Figure 1 ), while the automatic systems are typically attached to tractors and used for much bigger applications ( Figure 2 ). These traditional plowing techniques leave soil vulnerable to erosion and promote agricultural runoff ( Huggins ). In more recent years, this task has also been completed by attaching a seed dispenser to drones; however, the seeds are just dropped onto the surface of the ground rather than actually planted and are often blown away by the wind or eaten by animals ( Pedrini ). Figure 1: Small Diesel Plow Machine Figure 2: Industrial Plow and Sow Machine Our solution will allow the user to remotely operate a vehicle that will both plow and sow the...