Automatic Skörderobot av Denso Corporation

Designen Automatic Skörderobot av Denso Corporation är en högt ansedd vinnare av den mycket prestigefyllda 2024 A' Design Award i Platina i tävlingskategorin Robotik-, Automat- och Automationsdesign.

PlatinaRobotik· 2024

Automatic Skörderobot

av Denso Corporation

Klient: Denso Corporation

Vinnare av A' Design Award i Platina i kategorin Robotik

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Designen

Om Automatic Skörderobot

Automatic är en skörderobot utvecklad för storskaliga hortikulturella anläggningar. Automatic rör sig längs räls som lagts ut i växthuset och använder kameror och sensorer för att bedöma vilka körsbärstomater som är mogna. En utskjutbar arm klipper av hela klasar och placerar dem i en bogserad låda. Arbetet kan fortsätta nattetid, vilket lindrar arbetskraftsbristen under skördetoppar. Rundade ytor och en pärlemorskimrande finish ger ett mjukare intryck, och indikatorögon som är synliga från alla vinklar visar färdriktningen. Hinder upptäcks så att maskinen stannar på ett säkert sätt.

Erkännandet

Om A' Design Award i Platina

Automatic Skörderobot är vinnare av A' Design Award i Platina, ett ytterst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas genuint exceptionella, eleganta och magnifika designverk. Platinavinnare är skapelsens underverk, bevis på den intellektuella kreativitetens gränser, och visar sina formgivares oöverträffade yrkeskunnande och genialitet. Dessa verk förväntas vara de mest hyllade som definierar en epoks estetik, bidrar till samhällets välbefinnande och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Automatic Skörderobot uppvisar en transcendent nivå av excellens och gör utan tvekan världen till en bättre plats med sina fördelaktiga och värdefulla egenskaper. Automatic Skörderobot är ett vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Platina som väcker längtan, inspirerar, entusiasmerar, förtjusar och väcker stor glädje.

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Erkännanden, teammedlemmar och tekniska detaljer tillhandahållna av designern.

Unika egenskaper: With a declining number of farmers worldwide, time-consuming harvesting is one area to save manpower. That is why we designed this robot to offer peace of mind when interacting with it. It features eyes that can be seen from any angle, indicating its travel direction and giving it a friendly image while its rounded top surface and pearlescent finish make it unintimidating. Its system allows it to detect obstacles and stop safely, and its top surface is free of bumps where dirt can accumulate.
Dimensioner & förpackning: 1230mm×1320mm×930mm
(not including cutters, cables)
Chassis weight 300 kg
Taggar: automated harvesting, robot, AgriD, cherry tomato, horticulture facility, DENSO, DENSO Design
Produktionsteknik: A new level of harvesting technology has been reached via DENSO's unique image processing and robot hand technology.
1. A modular configuration was used for high versatility and to ensure cost reduction and a low barrier to entry.
2. For cleanliness, the top surface has as few recesses for water or dirt to collect as possible and cables are not exposed.
3. To ensure people can work safely with the robot, it features status indicator lights and has a system to detect obstacles and stop safely.
Designutmaning: In its early development the robot was angular in shape due to its internal mechanisms and complicated wiring. This combined with its large body size gave it less-than-friendly impression. To create one, we began with the internals, trying to devise a frame layout to achieve a rounded shape while maintaining functionality, and to configure the parts to reduce volume. Also, to facilitate human-robot communication, we designed indicator lights to be visible, so that they would meet peoples' eyes.
Forskning: Denso's goal is to integrate the entire greenhouse process into a system allowing people to do the work best suited to them, while machines do the work best suited to machines, providing local farmers with a lively workplace.
The system uses cameras and AI technology to detect bunches, judge ripeness and automatically harvest.
Replacing some of the work done by people with machines during peak harvest times reduces the burden on workers so they can work efficiently and not overtax themselves.
Inspiration: The world population is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050, bringing an increased demand for food. Food shortages will likely intensify in places with growing populations like Asia and Africa, as some areas are not suitable for agriculture. Japan and other developed countries are facing problems like fewer agricultural workers due to an aging and declining population and widespread food waste. By solving these, DENSO's goal is to reform the entire food value chain toward a sustainable society.
Projektlängd: Design development fully underway in March, 2019.
News released in March, 2020.
Demonstration unit begins operation at AgriD in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Arbetsflöde: This robot harvests cherry tomatoes for large-scale horticultural facilities. It moves automatically along rails laid out in a path on the farm and uses cameras and sensors to which cherry tomatoes are ripe for harvesting. The robot's arm can extend and cut off an entire bunch of tomatoes, which is then placed in a box pulled by the robot. It can even work at night when no one is around, contributing to labor savings, addressing labor shortages, and increasing harvest volume.
Teammedlemmar: Producer:
Hideyuki Nishino, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Go Handa, Production Eng. Division
Director:
Takaomi Hasegawa, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Tomoki Ikoma, Design Division
Yuji Kawahara, Mobility Electronics R&D Division
Designer:
Seisho Inada, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Hiromu Arihara, Production Eng. Division
Yuko Kanda, Jihye Kim, Design Division
Bildkrediteringar: Image #1:Designer Yuko Kanda, 2020, Design Division, DENSO CORPORATION / Image #2-#5:2020,Public Relations Division, DENSO CORPORATION