date:Jul 09, 2019
ing a challenge for robotic harvesters.
The Vegebot first identifies the 'target' crop within its field of vision, then determines whether a particular lettuce is healthy and ready to be harvested, and finally cuts the lettuce from the rest of the plant without crushing it so that it is 'supermarket ready'. For a human, the entire process takes a couple of seconds, but it's a really challenging problem for a robot, said co-author Josie Hughes.