Automatic Fruit Harvesting Robot for Vertical Farming

Vertical Farming Harvesting Robot with Weight-Based Fruit Sorting and Storage

This technology is a harvesting robot system that includes a driving unit, a main body for measuring and sorting fruit weight, and a harvesting unit consisting of an end-effector and a drive frame. It uses cameras and sensors to identify fruit, and load cells to measure weight, enabling automatic sorting and loading by grade.

It addresses issues in vertical farms such as excessive labor requirements for harvesting, transporting, sorting, and loading, as well as the prevention of stem damage during harvest and fruit bruising caused by impact during loading.

This technology features simultaneous harvesting and stem cutting using a bucket and blade, automatic grading via an internal inclined plane, weight sensors, and sorting plates, and the installation of shock-absorbing pads in the storage unit to prevent damage from external forces during loading.

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Key Features:

• A driving unit that navigates the vertical farming space and supports the main body and harvesting unit.
• A main body featuring a frame with outer sides and an inner inclined plane, equipped with weight sensors and storage compartments to sort and store fruit.
• A harvesting unit mounted on top of the main body to pick and harvest fruit from vertical crops.
• A storage unit consisting of sorting plates located below the weight sensors, left and right storage compartments, and shock-absorbing pads installed in each compartment.

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