Recently, agriculture has gained much attention regarding automation by artificial
intelligence techniques and robotic systems. Particularly, with the advancements in machine …

Agriculture 4.0 is transforming farming livelihoods thanks to the development and adoption
of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics, traditionally …

In recent years, the agricultural sector has turned to robotic automation to deal with the
growing demand for food. Harvesting fruits and vegetables is the most labor-intensive and …

Soft continuum robots are highly flexible and adaptable, making them ideal for unstructured
environments such as the human body and agriculture. However, their high compliance and …

One of the main initiatives to increase the profit, production, and quality of greenhouse
horticulture, as well as its sustainability, is the use of robots. This paper focusses on the state …

Fruit-and vegetable-harvesting robots are a great addition to Agriculture 4.0 since they are
gradually replacing human labor in challenging activities. In order to achieve the harvesting …

In this paper we aim to present an evolution of the development of robotic end effectors with
applications in fruit and vegetable harvesting but without exhaustively covering all technical …

In recent years, the elderly population has increased, leading to a labor shortage and the
increasing cost of training experienced labor. Owing to the continuous optimization of …

Kinematic modeling is essential for planning and controlling continuum robot motion. The
traditional Denavit Hartenberg (DH) model involves complex matrix multiplication …

Picking cherry tomatoes is a time-consuming and labour-intensive task, and robots are an
alternative solution to address this issue. The end effector is a key component of the …