Development of an Innovative asparagus robotic harvesting technology (AsparaCut)

英国芦笋生产商的收获对时间敏感，因此面临着越来越不确定的劳动力市场，尤其是在新冠肺炎疫情和英国脱欧的背景下，因为收获主要是由临时海外劳工完成的。我们建议创建一个创新的、自动化的收获解决方案，结合先进的机器人和人工智能，类似于人工收获（黄金标准），以克服劳动力短缺。一个可靠的，强大的和具有成本效益的收获解决方案，如所提出的将使英国芦笋种植者继续投资于这种高价值，有营养的作物，从而减少对高二氧化碳排放进口的依赖。

UK asparagus producers are faced with an increasingly uncertain labour market for their time-sensitive harvest, especially in light of Covid-19 and Brexit since harvesting is performed predominantly by temporary overseas labourers.We propose to create an innovative, automated harvesting solution incorporating advanced robotics and artificial intelligence to resemble manual harvest (the gold standard) to overcome labour shortages. A reliable, robust and cost-effective harvesting solution such as the one proposed will empower UK asparagus growers to continue to invest in this high-value, nutritious crop, thereby reducing the reliance on high-CO2 emission imports.