An autonomous robot developed by Fieldwork Robotics is capable of picking 25,000 raspberries per day, outpacing human workers. The firm, which is a spinout company from the University of Plymouth, is working alongside UK-based berry grower Hall Hunter to trial its machine learning and 3D camera-enabled robot picker. The final robot version, expected to go into production next year, will have four grippers, all picking simultaneously. The device's AI is able to identify, pick and sort the soft, ripe fruit, making it ready for transportation to supermarkets. A new breed of robots are being designed that can do more than just clean up after humans.
An autonomous robot developed by Fieldwork Robotics is capable of picking 25,000 raspberries per day, outpacing human workers. The firm, which is a spinout company from the University of Plymouth, is working alongside UK-based berry grower Hall Hunter to trial its machine learning and 3D camera-enabled robot picker. The device's AI is able to identify, pick and sort the soft, ripe fruit, making it ready for transportation to supermarkets. A new breed of robots are being designed that can do more than just clean up after humans.