International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

[ISTp1-1] Design and Development of Harvesting Mechanism for a Tomato Harvesting Robot

*Ying-Ti Weng1, Kuang-Wen Hsieh1, Chia-Chi Chang1, Cong-Wei Huang1 (1. National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan))

Tomatoes, Image recognition, harvesting robot, Stereo vision

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2023.1491

Smart farming addresses labor shortage by utilizing image recognition and harvesting robots for beef tomato cultivation. The developed end-effector combines ripeness and pedicel recognition, 3D positioning, and angle computation. Multiple and single fruit harvesting methods were employed, achieving success rates of 81.4% and 74.2% respectively. Average harvest time was 27 seconds.