Summary on sensors in agricultural robots

Abstract

The development of agricultural robots in recent years vastly promotes the process of agricultural automation. Agricultural robots can accomplish various tasks to help producers manage the farmland better and improve the yield. Sensors deployed on agricultural robots are the essential component for them to implement their functions. This paper provides a summary of frequently applied sensors on agricultural robots based on a survey of recent literatures. Moreover, the concrete utilization of those sensors in different aspects of agricultural robots are briefly introduced. Additionally, the application of human-robot collaboration in agricultural robots is introduced. The current problems and future works of agricultural robots are discussed at last.