Apple Picking RobotProblem Statement•Current robotic harvesting methods are not easily scalable and do not fully meet the needs of a fast, cost-

efficient harvesting method which does not harm the produce.•Current apple picking methods rely extensively on human labor, resulting in high labor costs and slow

picking time.

Current Market Competitors

Hand Picking

Robot Functionality

Tree ShakerClaw and Twist

Vacuum Picking Robot

Luisa Corredor Jee Hwan Park

Vishal Maheswari

Jarrell Raines Matthew Schutte Michelle Tanaka

Advisor: Dr. Sadegh Dabiri

Robotics Competition Autonomously designed and operated robots will harvest “apples”: on an 8’ x 8’playing field.

Collecting Arm

Testing & Validation Moving forward

Electronic design

Apple detaching extensions

Motion powered by servo motor

RGB color sensor

Apple separatorMotion powered by servo motor

Top view

Engineering Requirements

Budget

✓ Autonomous✓ Cost✓ Size

✓ Speed✓ Accuracy

Requirement Competition Actual

FullCompetition

6 min 5.5 min

Identification of Apple

8 Red8 Blue

8 Green

8 Red 8 Blue

8 Green

Line Follower 352 in 352 in

•Changes for picking realapples from treesoArm MotionoApple Picking DesignoMotionoComputing PoweroSoftware and Logic

Prototype Cost

$342.93

Production Unit Cost

$393.86

Unit Profit Margin

52%

•New conditions thatneed to be met:oSloped SurfacesoMultiple levels

(depth, height, length)

oMany Colored Apples