This robot’s gone fishing

摘要

Examines Robofish, a prototype high speed, vision guided robot with an end‐effector that is able to grasp slippery fish and accurately place them within a deheading machine. Describes the vision system, the two fingered gripper and the robot which has two rotating arms. Outlines the software for the robot and gives results of initial trials. Concludes that with careful design, a fish can be grasped reliably and with the necessary accuracy in order to achieve yield improvements on fish deheading exceeding 1 per cent.