Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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23 stories matching “Harvesting”.
In July 2019, Cambridge reported field tests of a lettuce-harvesting prototype that identified suitable heads and controlled cutting and gripping, while openly acknowledging that human workers remained faster.
The European project combined soft gripping and machine vision in a harvesting prototype, with trials in Greece and Ireland revealing both successful picks and the impact of real facility constraints.
A Wageningen report on the European harvesting robot documented faster pepper picking while highlighting the continuing limits imposed by cycle time, foliage, clustered fruit and access within greenhouse rows.
PAL Robotics reported Italian vineyard trials of an adapted TIAGo++ upper body, exploring the perception, manipulation and human interaction required for collaborative grape harvesting and pruning research.
New Holland’s CR combine concept received Agritechnica’s 2023 gold innovation medal, while the official award material showed how pressure sensing, cameras and automated blockage management were entering harvesting workflows.
Measured plant models and synthetic vision data are helping researchers compare robot designs in a greenhouse environment that can be reset.
A field study compares three soft grippers and reports both reachable-fruit success and the lower success rate across the complete harvesting process.
Eurofins Agro and trinamiX added countries, energy estimates and alfalfa silage support to their portable near-infrared feed-analysis offering.
The November engineering conference will examine autonomous machines, sensors, interoperability and powertrains alongside practical machinery design.
A Cornell-led collaboration will develop robotic orchard operations while examining affordability and adoption, supported by a new USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative award.
A new UK robotics adoption programme includes an agri-food hub in Lincoln, connecting businesses with demonstrations, specialist advice and practical support for deploying automation.
