Automated selective harvesting of crops
US10420283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system including a picking apparatus including at least two grippers. Each of the at least two grippers can extend radially from a central axis of the picking apparatus. Each of the at least two grippers can be configured to pick a different individual crop of crops of a plant. The system can be configured to rotate the at least two grippers of the picking apparatus around the central axis in a rotational path. The system can be configured to stop rotation of the picking apparatus when a first gripper of the at least two grippers is rotated to a picking position along the rotational path. The system can be configured to adjust an opening width of the first gripper at the picking position to pick a first individual crop of the crops of the plant. The opening width of the first gripper can be adjusted based on a size of the first individual crop to fit the first gripper around the first individual crop. Other embodiments are provided.
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