meet 3 robot rangers designed to rehabilitate the world’s forests

robot rangers fuse nature with technology

industrial design student segev kaspi conceptualizes a crew of robotic foresters for his graduation project at shenkar college in israel. with roles including seed planting and data analysis, the ‘forest ranger druids’ are designed to support reforestation efforts and sustainable forest management.

bringing together two opposing worlds – nature and technology –, kaspi aims to stimulate conversation on rising atmospheric CO2 and the importance of rehabilitating our forests, all the while proposing a possible solution to the problem.

chunk, dixon and rikko

the robotic foresters operate in systems that change in accordance with the forest’s needs and can work either individually or in groups. each robot is assigned a defined role in managing and preserving the forest. their roles and design language reflect a long process of studying the work of rangers in an attempt to gain an in-depth understanding of this important job.

the first robot is ‘chunk’, who is responsible for sawing, pruning and mowing. then there’s ‘dixon’ who takes care of planting and reforestation of seedlings and cuttings. last but not least is ‘rikko’, who gathers, monitors and analyzes data from the forest. kaspi has brought the three conceptual robots to life through drawings, computer renderings and physical models.

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project info:

name: forest ranger druids
design: segev kaspi

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