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Automated Farming

Tired of manually harvesting your fields? A robot can do it for you! This tutorial explains how to set up a fully automated farm.

Step 1: Required Items​

  1. A Task Marker
  2. A Task Table
  3. A Dropoff Chest
  4. A Crop Replant Module (Essential for replanting)
  5. A robot placed in the world.

Step 2: Prepare Your Farm and Define the Area​

  1. Make sure you have a field of tilled farmland with crops planted.
  2. Use the Task Marker to define the area of your farm. Left-click one corner and right-click the opposite corner.

Step 3: Create the Farming Task​

  1. Open your Task Table.
  2. Click the icon that looks like a hoe. This sets the task mode to Farming.
  3. Place your configured Task Marker into the input slot.
  4. Take the resulting Task Item from the output slot.

Step 4: Upgrade and Assign the Task​

  1. Craft a Crop Replant Module. This is crucial, as without it, the robot will only harvest and will not replant.
Module Base
Diamond Hoe
Bone Meal
Bone Meal
Bone Meal
Bone Meal
Crafting Arrow
Crop Replant Module
  1. Right-click your robot to open its interface.
  2. Install the Crop Replant Module in one of the module slots.
  3. Ensure it has a charged Battery.
  4. Place the Task Item for farming into the robot's task slot.

Step 5: Farming in Action​

The robot will now patrol the designated area. When it finds a fully mature crop, it will move to it, harvest it, and automatically replant the seed from its inventory.

Keep Seeds in Stock!

The robot uses seeds/crops from its own inventory to replant. Make sure it has a supply of the necessary seeds (wheat seeds, carrots, potatoes, etc.). The robot will pick up any items dropped during harvesting, so it should be self-sufficient as long as it doesn't run out. When its inventory is full, it will deposit everything into a Dropoff Chest.