Selective Robotic Broccoli Harvesting Reducing the Requirement for Seasonal Manual Labour due to COVID 19

地球漫游者领导的联盟将建立一个原型选择器，这将有助于解决由于COVID-19旅行限制和英国退欧而导致的季节性农业劳动力短缺的问题。机器人使用人工智能驱动的视觉系统来选择符合规格的西兰花并让作物生长，从而减少作物浪费。一组三个机器人可以在5秒内选择并切割多达12个西兰花头。切割后的头被传送到安装在拖拉机上的输送系统并包装。该项目将使英国处于农业机器人技术的前沿，并有可能创造高价值的就业机会和宝贵的出口机会。

The Earth Rover led consortium will build a prototype selective that will contribute to solving the problem of a shortage of seasonal agricultural labour required to pick crops due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and Brexit.The robots use an AI-powered vision system to select in-spec broccoli and leave crop growing so reducing crop waste.A gang of three robots can select and cut up to 12 broccoli heads in 5 seconds. The cut heads are passed to a conveyor system mounted on a tractor and packed.The project will place the UK at the forefront of agricultural robotics and offers the potential to create high-value jobs and valuable export opportunities.