| 摘要 |
Apparatus for harvesting delicate produce - but particularly mushrooms - includes a picking head 26 which is controlled to be positioned over an item 53 of produce to be harvested, by means of a camera 17 which scans a tray of said items and a control unit 19 operating on a camera output to determine the co-ordinates of those items found to be suitable for picking. The picking head 26 includes a bellows-like produce gripper 41 through which air is drawn to hold an item of produce securely but gently against an engagement face at the free end of the gripper. Once the item has been securely held, it is pulled free by means of a twisting and lifting action, imparted to the picking head 26. The stalk is then cut away by a cutter 29, and the item is deposited in a box carried on a conveyer 28. |
