date:Sep 20, 2022
In the future, fruit growers may have a single robot to help harvest, prune, and weed throughout the year. In the Netherlands, the Agro Food Robotics' Next Fruit 4.0 project is developing a gripping and pruning shear that uses image analysis to automatically select the correct fruits and branches.
Apple, pear, berry, and other fruit growers are sometimes literally short of hands. The problem is greatest during harvesting season, but labor is also scarce for other work. There's a great need for