How we trained Harvey the robotic harvester not to ‘roll off the job’!
Are nine eyes better than one for a robotic fruit and vegetable harvester? Yes and no… That’s the answer from a ground-breaking Australian Centre for Robotic Vision research project that has transformed Centre star, Harvey the robotic harvester, into a robo-Cyclops of sorts! The project involves Harvey’s creator/Centre Associate Investigator Chris Lehnert teaming up with leading Defence industry avionics engineer Paul Zapotezny-Anderson to ensure an autonomous, vision-empowered robot like Harve...