{"id":168438,"date":"2024-11-29T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T10:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=168438"},"modified":"2025-01-10T13:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:25:44","slug":"smart-robotic-solution-enables-detection-sorting-and-harvesting-of-delicate-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/smart-robotic-solution-enables-detection-sorting-and-harvesting-of-delicate-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart robotic solution enables detection, sorting and harvesting of delicate fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/\">Eurecat<\/a> technology centre, the Basque Government\u2019s Department of Education through the Basque Centre for Applied Research and Innovation for Vocational Education and Training and Enkitek have developed a smart robot harnessing computer vision and artificial intelligence for harvesting delicate fruit such as strawberries. The robot was unveiled at the Expo AgriTech 2024 fair specialising in agricultural technologies held from 26 to 28 November in Malaga.<\/p>\n<p>Developed as part of the HarvBot (HARVesting coBOT) project, the robot is equipped with computer vision and artificial intelligence technologies to detect the fruit and has a data system to monitor the state of the crop and the harvesting process.<\/p>\n<p>The project \u201chas designed and tested new 3D printed components to customise the robot to identify and pick the fruit along with algorithms for detection and handling tasks,\u201d says \u00d3scar Palac\u00edn, a researcher in the Robotics and Automation Unit at the Eurecat technology centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe current solution has been validated with strawberries but can also be tweaked for various types of crops including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and stone fruits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The robotic solution, which has been developed in response to a market need pinpointed by Tknika, the Basque Centre for Applied Research and Innovation for Vocational Education and Training as the sponsor and driving force behind the project, has been validated in a hydroponic crop, i.e. without soil, with strawberries at Tknika\u2019s own facilities in Errenteria, Guip\u00fazcoa, and used as a pilot scheme for Enkitek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplying software agnostic to the hardware used, the main building block in this project, is crucial to introducing automation in this emerging sector, providing access to the growing supply of low-cost robots and the chance to become scalable businesses,\u201d comments Victor Canton Ferrer, Enkitek\u2019s CEO and co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far we have achieved extremely successful outcomes,\u201d adds Pili Alonso, executive director at Tknika. \u201cThis kind of project encourages and promotes training and competitiveness in applied innovation knowledge transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The robot has some new innovations compared to the first developments since \u201ca database has been added for real-time monitoring of the picking process coupled with a graphic interface for its display,\u201d points out Gennaro Scaratti, a researcher in Eurecat\u2019s Robotics and Automation Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese new features will make it possible to seamlessly embed the solution in crop management systems for real-time monitoring, analysis and decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The HarvBot project has been run with the backing of ACCI\u00d3, the Government of Catalonia\u2019s Agency for Business Competitiveness, under the Digital Innovation Hub of Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobotic solutions such as this one help to meet the growing need of agri-food companies to optimise in-field tasks given labour shortages,\u201d notes Carol Bened\u00ed, Food Market business developer at Eurecat. \u201cPlus they generate a crop monitoring database which enables more sustainable and resilient management in response to climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":164845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[430,742,743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autonomous-professional-robotics","category-fires-en","category-press-notes-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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