Application of consumer RGB-D cameras for fruit detection and localization in field: A critical review

L Fu, F Gao, J Wu, R Li, M Karkee, Q Zhang - Computers and Electronics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fruit detection and localization are essential for future agronomic management of fruit crops
such as yield prediction, yield mapping and automated harvesting. However, to perform …

Robotics and automation in agriculture: present and future applications

MSA Mahmud, MSZ Abidin, AA Emmanuel… - … of Modelling and …, 2020 - arqiipubl.com
Agriculture is the backbone of society as it mainly functions to provide food, feed and fiber on
which all human depends to live. Precision agriculture is implemented with a goal to apply …

Review of smart robots for fruit and vegetable picking in agriculture

Z Wang, Y Xun, Y Wang, Q Yang - International Journal of Agricultural and …, 2022 - ijabe.net
The fruit and vegetable picking has posed a great challenge on the production and markets
during the harvest season. Manual picking cannot fully meet the rapid requirements of each …

Complete and accurate holly fruits counting using YOLOX object detection

Y Zhang, W Zhang, J Yu, L He, J Chen, Y He - Computers and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruits counting is important in management of orchard and plantation since better decision
for labor and logistic can be made based on complete and accurate counting of fruits …

A lab-customized autonomous humanoid apple harvesting robot

X Yu, Z Fan, X Wang, H Wan, P Wang, X Zeng… - Computers & Electrical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an autonomous humanoid robot, namely, LABOR, for apple harvesting.
Comprised of a binocular camera, a humanoid dual-arm operating system, and a mobile …

Advance of target visual information acquisition technology for fresh fruit robotic harvesting: A review

Y Li, Q Feng, T Li, F Xie, C Liu, Z Xiong - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
In view of the continuous increase in labor costs for complex picking tasks, there is an urgent
demand for intelligent harvesting robots in the global fresh fruit cultivation industry. Fruit …

Efficient tomato harvesting robot based on image processing and deep learning

Z Miao, X Yu, N Li, Z Zhang, C He, Z Li, C Deng… - Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Agricultural robots are rapidly becoming more advanced with the development of relevant
technologies and in great demand to guarantee food supply. As such, they are slated to play …

AI-assisted vision for agricultural robots

S Fountas, I Malounas, L Athanasakos, I Avgoustakis… - AgriEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Robotics has been increasingly relevant over the years. The ever-increasing demand for
productivity, the reduction of tedious labor, and safety for the operator and the environment …

A Comprehensive Review of the Research of the “Eye–Brain–Hand” Harvesting System in Smart Agriculture

W Ji, X Huang, S Wang, X He - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Smart agricultural harvesting robots' vision recognition, control decision, and mechanical
hand modules all resemble the human eye, brain, and hand, respectively. To enable …

Object detection and recognition techniques based on digital image processing and traditional machine learning for fruit and vegetable harvesting robots: an overview …

F Xiao, H Wang, Y Li, Y Cao, X Lv, G Xu - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The accuracy, speed, and robustness of object detection and recognition are directly related
to the harvesting efficiency, quality, and speed of fruit and vegetable harvesting robots. In …