Japan Denso has developed a robot that automatically picks young tomatoes and has begun accepting orders in Europe. The research and development uses the image recognition and safe driving technologies cultivated so far in the manufacture of automobile parts. In Europe, labor shortages and wage increases caused by population decline have become problems, and demand for automation is expected to grow. Since orders began to be accepted in May, consultations from all parties have come in one after another, and discussions are currently under way to sell them in Japan.
The robot was jointly developed by Denso and a group company that conducts smart agriculture in the Netherlands. It can drive automatically in a plastic greenhouse. If artificial intelligence (AI) determines that the tomatoes are ripe, it will be picked with scissors. If all six boxes are full, they can be replaced with empty boxes.
The robot is based on industrial robots manufactured by Denso subsidiary and uses autonomous driving technologies such as sensors that identify driving routes. The goal is to obtain an order for 300 units within three years.
The robot’s picking volume in one hour is 30 kilograms. Although it is only one-third of the 90 kilograms picked by a single person, its advantage is that it can work day and night. The results of an empirical test in Kenben City, Mie Prefecture show that it is expected to reduce people’s workload by about 40%.
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