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Abstract

An apparatus for gathering soil data along a trajectory comprises a crawler body that houses a processor that is configured with instructions for controlling the apparatus, memory coupled to the processor, and a GPS module and motor also coupled to the processor. The apparatus also includes a pair of continuous tracks coupled to the crawler body and rotatable through a coupling with the motor, wherein the continuous tracks include planar sections, one or more of the planar sections including a plurality of flexible smart sensors that are each configured to detect and store data concerning at least one property or condition of the soil when the apparatus moves over the soil along the trajectory. The flexible smart sensors are resilient when subjected to bending forces when the continuous tracks move along the soil.

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