Mechanized harvesting technologies with shaking systems for fruit industry have been
widely investigated and significantly developed over the past several decades which were …

Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) has been recognized worldwide as a valuable source of health-
promoting compounds, becoming a crop with some of the fastest rising consumer demand …

Abstract Background Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) has long been
consumed for its unique flavor and composition of health-promoting phytonutrients …

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum and hybrids) is an autotetraploid crop whose commercial
relevance has been growing steadily during the last 20 years. However, the ever-increasing …

Manual harvesting of fruits is an expensive, time‐consuming, and labor‐intensive operation.
Due to labor shortages in the late 1950s, mechanical harvesters were developed to reduce …

Bruise damage is a type of subcutaneous tissue failure in fresh produce and may seriously
affect postharvest quality, limiting machine harvesting of blueberries for fresh resale. In the …

Blueberry quality is one of the most important elements that needs to be evaluated when
automatisation processes, such as harvest automation, occur along the supply chain. The …

Despite the exponentially expanding capabilities of robotic systems with the introduction of
soft robotics, the lack of practical considerations in designing and integrating soft robotic …

Machine harvesting blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) alleviates labor costs and shortages but can
reduce fruit quality. Installation of softer catching surfaces inside modified over-the-row …

Improved blueberry mechanical harvesting (MH) equipment that maintains fresh market
quality are needed due to rising costs and decreasing availability of laborers for harvesting …