Harvesting Robots for High-value Crops: State-of-the-art Review and Challenges Ahead

• Published in: Journal of field robotics Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 888 - 911
• Main Authors: Bac, C. Wouter, van Henten, Eldert J., Hemming, Jochen, Edan, Yael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: agricultural robots; autonomous robot; computer vision; Crops; cultivation system; Cycle time; Damage; economic-analysis; field-test; fruit; Harvesting; Literature reviews; mobile robots; picking robot; Robotics; Robots; State of the art; Success; sweet-pepper

This review article analyzes state‐of‐the‐art and future perspectives for harvesting robots in high‐value crops. The objectives were to characterize the crop environment relevant for robotic harvesting, to perform a literature review on the state‐of‐the‐art of harvesting robots using quantitative me...