Core Insights - The asparagus harvesting robot, developed by the Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was officially unveiled in Sichuan, addressing the high labor costs and inefficiencies in asparagus harvesting [1][3]. Industry Overview - Asparagus is recognized as a high-value crop, often referred to as the "king of vegetables," with significant medicinal and dietary uses. The industry in China has evolved from non-existence to a position where it partially leads in technology on an international scale [3]. - Harvesting costs account for over 30% of the total production costs, and the reliance on manual labor has become a major bottleneck for the industry's scalable development, especially with the aging labor force and expanding planting areas [3]. Technological Advancements - The research team has successfully developed key technologies for high-precision navigation, visual recognition, and multi-arm collaborative control, achieving an asparagus identification accuracy of ≥95%, a positioning error of ≤1 millimeter, and a single-arm harvesting time of ≤5 seconds per stalk [3]. - The robot can harvest up to 2,500 fresh asparagus stalks per hour through multi-arm collaborative operations, adaptable to various planting scenarios, including open fields and facilities [3]. Future Directions - The research team plans to continue focusing on the significant needs of the fruit and vegetable industry, advancing core technologies in agricultural robotics, and accelerating the application of embodied intelligence technology in agricultural production, thereby injecting new momentum into the mechanization and intelligent transformation of traditional agriculture [3].
我国首台芦笋高速采收机器人问世,每小时可采2500根