J Field Robot March 2020 PMID 32194355

A field-tested robotic harvesting system for iceberg lettuce.

Simon Birrell, Josie Hughes, Julia Y Cai, Fumiya Iida

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Several comments reflect skepticism about the actual progress in robotic harvesting, citing previous slow and inefficient robots, whereas others praise the innovative use of machine vision and AI in the Vegebot system. Words like 'cool application' and 'automatic' suggest interest and positivity, but the tone is mixed by doubts about effectiveness, indicating a cautious attitude toward the claimed advancements.

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Abstract in brief

This paper discusses the development and testing of a robotic system called Vegebot designed for harvesting iceberg lettuce, which is challenging due to its delicate nature and difficulty in visual detection.
The system uses advanced vision techniques involving two CNNs for accurate classification and localization, along with a custom end effector that ensures damage-free harvesting through force feedback control.
Field tests show that Vegebot successfully identifies, classifies, and harvests iceberg lettuce, demonstrating how modern AI and mechanical systems can be applied to automate complex tasks in tough agricultural environments.]

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@Balkofwalk · X

@DBlossius @OberChud @JacquesTub @anthemius12 @whstancil As of 2014, robotic agriculture has basically not progressed. https://t.co/s1LVuUoCND And even that robot you linked was slow and inefficient on just 1 crop.https://t.co/ieAIY076mf It was 1/3 the speed of a ag worker and only 50% successful.

May 10, 2024 · 186 followers View post →

Simon Birrell

@robotlux · X

@audrow https://t.co/5ePdVwKfsb Vegebot, our lettuce-harvesting robot! The paper: https://t.co/vEVurEDYs3

Sep 17, 2023 · 5 likes · 76 followers View post →

Thomas Maragno

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RT @FMarradi: A field‐tested robotic harvesting system for iceberg lettuce https://t.co/LrY4atL87o

Jan 19, 2020 · 1 share · 1,059 followers View post →

Francesco Marradi

@FMarradi · X

A field‐tested robotic harvesting system for iceberg lettuce https://t.co/LrY4atL87o

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Vinay Kulkarni

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RT @kshira_saagar: This is such a cool application of Machine Vision - harvesting lettuce based on the visual algorithms (CNN) and then sli…

Sep 30, 2019 · 1 share · 435 followers View post →

Kshira Saagar

@kshira_saagar · X

This is such a cool application of Machine Vision - harvesting lettuce based on the visual algorithms (CNN) and then slice them and process them all auto-"magically" - #vegebot #ai https://t.co/mYk6JlMgay

Sep 30, 2019 · 1 share · 548 followers View post →

Manuel Ramírez

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Sep 18, 2019 · 1,731 followers View post →

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