[HTML][HTML] The digitization of agricultural industry–a systematic literature review on agriculture 4.0

R Abbasi, P Martinez, R Ahmad - Smart Agricultural Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Agriculture is considered one of the most important sectors that play a strategic role in
ensuring food security. However, with the increasing world's population, agri-food demands …

Technological revolutions in smart farming: Current trends, challenges & future directions

V Sharma, AK Tripathi, H Mittal - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2022 - Elsevier
With increasing population, the demand for agricultural productivity is rising to meet the goal
of “Zero Hunger”. Consequently, farmers have optimized the agricultural activities in a …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in agriculture robotics: A state-of-the-art review and challenges ahead

LFP Oliveira, AP Moreira, MF Silva - Robotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The constant advances in agricultural robotics aim to overcome the challenges imposed by
population growth, accelerated urbanization, high competitiveness of high-quality products …

Automation in agriculture by machine and deep learning techniques: A review of recent developments

MH Saleem, J Potgieter, KM Arif - Precision Agriculture, 2021 - Springer
Recently, agriculture has gained much attention regarding automation by artificial
intelligence techniques and robotic systems. Particularly, with the advancements in machine …

Fruit detection and recognition based on deep learning for automatic harvesting: An overview and review

F **ao, H Wang, Y Xu, R Zhang - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Continuing progress in machine learning (ML) has led to significant advancements in
agricultural tasks. Due to its strong ability to extract high-dimensional features from fruit …

Apple stem/calyx real-time recognition using YOLO-v5 algorithm for fruit automatic loading system

Z Wang, L **, S Wang, H Xu - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruit loading and packaging are still labor-intensive tasks during postharvest
commercialization, of which the key issues is to realize the real-time detection and …

[HTML][HTML] Actuators and sensors for application in agricultural robots: A review

D **e, L Chen, L Liu, L Chen, H Wang - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the rapid development of science and technology, agricultural robots
have gradually begun to replace humans, to complete various agricultural operations …

Recognition and localization methods for vision-based fruit picking robots: A review

Y Tang, M Chen, C Wang, L Luo, J Li, G Lian… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The utilization of machine vision and its associated algorithms improves the efficiency,
functionality, intelligence, and remote interactivity of harvesting robots in complex …

[HTML][HTML] A review of robots, perception, and tasks in precision agriculture

A Botta, P Cavallone, L Baglieri, G Colucci… - applied …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review reports the recent state of the art in the field of mobile robots applied to precision
agriculture. After a brief introduction to precision agriculture, the review focuses on two main …

Development and evaluation of a robust soft robotic gripper for apple harvesting

X Wang, H Kang, H Zhou, W Au, MY Wang… - … and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fruit harvesting is facing challenges due to the labour shortage, which has been more
severe since the rapid pandemic. Robotic harvesting has been attempted in autonomous …