Recent patents on intelligent automated fruit harvesting robots for sweet pepper and apple
1Jiexiu Modern Agricultural Industry Development Center, Jiexiu 032000, Shanxi, P.R. China. 2CSD Laboratory, Customer Solutions Development Co., Ltd., West 6F, Kanagawa Science Park 3-2-1, Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-0012, Japan. Corresponding e-mails: tsiaoybhua@163.com; ke_nagasaka@csd.comway.co.jp
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37855/jah.2023.v25i01.11
Key words: Intelligent, efficiency, automated fruit harvesting robot
Abstract: Robotic harvesting offers suitable solutions for optimizing scheduling, selection enabling, increasing operation efficiency and finally reduce the labor costs. These attributes allow the users of robot harvesters to maximize production efficiency and profits. This article reviews two automated fruit harvesting systems used for sweet pepper and apple as an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of recent patents on intelligent automatic harvesting robots in horticulture.
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