Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet

Re:Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet by mc32 on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @12:53AM (#16635571)

Agreed. But since the article mentions the current system not being able to detect strawberries behind leaves, they'd have to adapt it to one, detect a strawberry behind foliage, two determine readiness for picking.

So, yes, moving leaves and color works for people, but is that also the best method for an automated mechanical system?

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Re:Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet by jacobush on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @03:07AM (#16636126)

Don't know about best, but it could work. I'd easily imagine some horribly spider like appendage expertly pushing leaves aside and sticking a little camera in there, probing for them little berries.

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Re:Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet by ddnb on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @03:55AM (#16636280)

Or blow some air on the plants, rustling the leaves, sensors picking up any red between the green then going in to pick the strawberry.

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