Design and performance evaluation of a novel end-effector with integrated gripper cum cutter for harvesting greenhouse produce

Abstract

Precision Agriculture (PA) is now a day's buzzword used for the implementation of Mechatronics, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence in various agricultural and allied tasks [1]. These robots are highly complex with different subsystems, which need to be integrated. This integration is possible using the Design Thinking approach. Mechatronics design of such a system mainly includes a synergetic amalgamation of different disciplines of engineering like Mechanical, Electronics, Computer, IT, and intelligent control systems.