ADER 25.1.1

Project information

ROBOTIC HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY OF VEGETABLES FROM THE SOLANACEAE FAMILY IN GREENHOUSES AND SOLARIUMS, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Contract no. 25.1.1/11.07.2023
Contracting authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Coordonator: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR MACHINES AND INSTALLATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY, INMA Bucharest

Partners

P1 –  „DUNAREA DE JOS” UNIVERSITY of  GALATI, UDJ-GALATI
P2 – NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HORTICULTURE  ȘTEFĂNEȘTI – ARGEȘ (INCDBH ȘTEFĂNEȘTI)

Project Manager: Mihai Gabriel MATACHE
Project development period: 2023 – 2026
Project duration: 39 luni

Estimated budget: 2.400.000 lei

Project objective

The design and realization of an innovative robotic technology for the autonomous harvesting of vegetables of the solanaceae family, using artificial intelligence algorithms for the spatial identification of vegetables, determining the degree of ripeness and harvesting them with the help of a robotic arm.

 Estimated results

– Prospective study on robotic harvesting methods of vegetables from the Solanaceae family;
– Documentation of execution of the robotic equipment for harvesting vegetables;
– Robotic harvesting technology for vegetables from the Solanaceae family;
– Experimental model of robotic equipment for harvesting vegetables;
– Experimentation report on robotic harvesting technology for vegetables from the Solanaceae family in greenhouses and solariums;
– Technology and equipment functionality demonstration report;
– Patent application – 1 piece;
– BDI indexed scientific articles – 2 pcs;
– ISI indexed scientific articles – 2 pcs.;
– Prospectus – 1 piece;
– Technical data sheet – 1 piece;
– Web page – 1 piece.