Development of an autonomous kiwifruit picking robot

ICARA 2009 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 380-384

  Scarfe, A J ^a   Flemmer, R C ^a   Bakker, H H ^a   Flemmer, C L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Autonomous; End effector; Kiwifruit; Navigation; New Zealand; Pick rate; Picker; Picking robot; Pollination; Robotic; Vision system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL; AUTONOMOUS; KIWIFRUIT; NEW ZEALAND; PICK-RATE; PICKER; PICKING ROBOT; POLLINATION; VISION SYSTEM;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BINS; COMPUTER VISION; FRUITS; MACHINE DESIGN; NAVIGATION; RADIO LINKS; ROBOTICS; UNLOADING;

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EID: 66149189340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICARA.2000.4804023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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