Robotic fruit picking system
The robotic fruit picking system addresses inefficiencies in current systems by dividing tasks into specialized subsystems for localization, picking, and packaging, resulting in increased speed and improved utilization.
WO2025017320A2PCT designated stage expired Publication Date: 2025-01-23DOGTOOTH TECH LTD
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/GB2024/051905
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-07-20
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-23
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Abstract
The invention is a robotic fruit picking system. The system comprises: at least one picking arm; at least one picking head, mounted on the or each picking arm to (i) either cut a fruit or stalk or stem for a specific fruit or bunch of fruits or (ii) pluck that fruit or bunch; at least one picking head camera mounted on the or each picking head or the picking arm; and a survey subsystem that includes a survey camera module configured to obtain and to analyse image scenes containing fruit-producing crops. The survey camera module is configured to generate data for one or more of the following processes: (i) surveying fruits or fruit bunches; (ii) determining target fruit locations of some or all pickable fruits; (iii) determining approach vectors of some or all pickable fruits in the imaged scene; in each case being controlled to be positioned or oriented, at least in part, independently of a position or orientation of one or more of: the or each picking head camera, the picking arm or the picking head.
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