The invention discloses a spherical fruit picking
robot and a picking method.The spherical fruit picking
robot comprises a moving trolley, an electric shear type lifting platform, a mechanical arm, an end
effector, a visual device, a collecting device and a control device.The moving trolley comprises a double-layer frame, driving wheels, a driving motor and a motor connecting piece; the mechanical arm comprises a base, a rotating motor, a rear arm motor, a mechanical rear arm, a front arm motor, a mechanical front arm, a
wrist motor and a mechanical
wrist, the end
effector is composed of a T-shaped base, an electric push rod, a hydraulic supporting rod, a clamping mechanism, a
cutting mechanism, a sliding block mechanism and a
pressure sensor, and the vision device comprises a depth camera and a camera support. The control device comprises a controller, a processor and a storage battery, a
visual guidance picking method is further combined, automatic picking of the spherical fruits such as apples, oranges and
kiwi fruits can be achieved, and the automatic picking device has the remarkable advantages of being high in
automation degree, high in universality, high in efficiency, low in damage and the like.