Field trials of autonomous harvesting robots have been conducted at an apple farm in Australia. The robot can pick and deposit at roughly nine seconds per apple, and the overall success rate was 85%. A further improvement would reduce the d
See moreField trials of autonomous harvesting robots have been conducted at an apple farm in Australia. The robot can pick and deposit at roughly nine seconds per apple, and the overall success rate was 85%. A further improvement would reduce the damage rate. It'll not be far future that robots become reliable fruit pickers. (Apr 2021)