Development of a Supervised Robotic Prototype for Citrus Harvesting
Nasasira Jossy,
Umezuruike Chinechere,
Afam Uzorka
et al.
Abstract:Citrus harvesting has been done manually for the past Sixty-Two (62) years in Eastern Uganda, where commercial citrus cultivation started in the 1960s. Farmers use employees to help in harvesting so that fruits can be picked on schedule. At this point, the hired harvesters gather in gardens and divide up the harvesting tasks among themselves. Some climb citrus trees to reach the ripe citrus fruits on the branches, while others gather fruits on the ground, pack them into sacks, and then transport the sacks of f… Show more
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