Soft Grippers for Automatic Crop Harvesting: A Review

Development of a sweet pepper harvesting robot

(2020) Boaz Arad et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

A dual-mode soft gripper for food packaging

(2020) Zhongkui Wang et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Universal SMP gripper with massive and selective capabilities for multiscaled, arbitrarily shaped objects

(2020) Changhong Linghu et al.   Science Advances

Smart Soft Actuators and Grippers Enabled by Self‐Powered Tribo‐Skins

(2020) Shoue Chen et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Carbon nanotube-integrated conductive hydrogels as multifunctional robotic skin

(2020) Li-Yin Hsiao et al.   CARBON

Multi-segment soft robotic fingers enable robust precision grasping

(2020) Clark B Teeple et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

A Design Criterion Based on Shear Energy Consumption for Robotic Harvesting Tools

(2020) Eduardo Navas et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Soft Pneumatic Gripper With a Tendon-Driven Soft Origami Pump

(2020) Yeunhee Kim et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Pumpkin harvesting robotic end-effector

(2020) Ali Roshanianfard et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

A soft robotic finger with self-powered triboelectric curvature sensor based on multi-material 3D printing

(2020) Mingzhu Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

SoGut: A Soft Robotic Gastric Simulator

(2020) Yu Dang et al.   Soft Robotics

Toward Task Autonomy in Robotic Cardiac Ablation: Learning-Based Kinematic Control of Soft Tendon-Driven Catheters

(2020) Mohammad Jolaei et al.   Soft Robotics

Bone-Inspired Bending Soft Robot

(2020) Saeed Hashemi et al.   Soft Robotics

Robust Cherry Tomatoes Detection Algorithm in Greenhouse Scene Based on SSD

(2020) Ting Yuan et al.   Agriculture-Basel

State-of-the-art robotic grippers, grasping and control strategies, as well as their applications in agricultural robots: A review

(2020) Baohua Zhang et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Design and evaluation of a modular robotic plum harvesting system utilizing soft components

(2020) Jasper Brown et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Bimodal Bending Response Using a Single Pressure Source

(2020) David Rostin Ellis et al.   Soft Robotics

MagWorm: A Biomimetic Magnet Embedded Worm-Like Soft Robot

(2020) Hanqing Niu et al.   Soft Robotics

Analytical Modeling and Design of Generalized Pneu-Net Soft Actuators with Three-Dimensional Deformations

(2020) Guoying Gu et al.   Soft Robotics

Fluid Mechanics of Pneumatic Soft Robots

(2020) Peter Breitman et al.   Soft Robotics

Circular Shell Gripper for Handling Food Products

(2020) Zhongkui Wang et al.   Soft Robotics

Rapid Soft Material Actuation Through Droplet Evaporation

(2020) Han-Joo Lee et al.   Soft Robotics

A Novel Inflatable Actuator Based on Simultaneous Eversion Retraction

(2020) Juan M. Alvarez-Palacio et al.   Soft Robotics

Field Robots for Intelligent Farms—Inhering Features from Industry

(2020) Pablo Gonzalez-de-Santos et al.   Agronomy-Basel

UAV-Based RGB Imagery for Hokkaido Pumpkin (Cucurbita max.) Detection and Yield Estimation

(2020) Lucas Wittstruck et al.   SENSORS

Guava Detection and Pose Estimation Using a Low-Cost RGB-D Sensor in the Field

(2019) Guichao Lin et al.   SENSORS

Robotic kiwifruit harvesting using machine vision, convolutional neural networks, and robotic arms

(2019) Henry A.M. Williams et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

A soft pneumatic dexterous gripper with convertible grasping modes

(2019) Guoliang Zhong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

Economics of robots and automation in field crop production

(2019) James Lowenberg-DeBoer et al.   PRECISION AGRICULTURE

Multimaterial 3D Printed Soft Actuators Powered by Shape Memory Alloy Wires

(2019) Saeed Akbari et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A field-tested robotic harvesting system for iceberg lettuce

(2019) Simon Birrell et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

Fuzzy Classification of the Maturity of the Tomato Using a Vision System

(2019) Marcos J. Villaseñor-Aguilar et al.   Journal of Sensors

Soft Robotic Gripper with Chambered Fingers for Performing In-Hand Manipulation

(2019) Khulan Batsuren et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Fruit detection for strawberry harvesting robot in non-structural environment based on Mask-RCNN

(2019) Yang Yu et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

An anthropometric study for the anthropomorphic design of tomato-harvesting robots

(2019) Zhiguo Li et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

An autonomous strawberry‐harvesting robot: Design, development, integration, and field evaluation

(2019) Ya Xiong et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

Lychee Fruit Detection Based on Monocular Machine Vision in Orchard Environment

(2019) Qiwei Guo et al.   SENSORS

Fast implementation of real-time fruit detection in apple orchards using deep learning

(2019) Hanwen Kang et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

A 3D-Printed Omni-Purpose Soft Gripper

(2019) Charbel Tawk et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Approaches to Reduce Food Losses in German Fruit and Vegetable Production

(2019) Sabine Ludwig-Ohm et al.   Sustainability

Banana detection based on color and texture features in the natural environment

(2019) Lanhui Fu et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Development of the extension type pneumatic soft actuator with built-in displacement sensor

(2019) Osamu Azami et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

A study on picking objects in cluttered environments: Exploiting depth features for a custom low-cost universal jamming gripper

(2019) Salvatore D’Avella et al.   ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

Soft Robotic Grippers

(2018) Jun Shintake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The recognition of litchi clusters and the calculation of picking point in a nocturnal natural environment

(2018) Juntao Xiong et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Soft robotic devices for hand rehabilitation and assistance: a narrative review

(2018) Chia-Ye Chu et al.   Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Design, characterization and applications of a novel soft actuator driven by flexible shafts

(2018) Ning Tan et al.   MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY

Economic evaluation of mechanical harvesting of lemons

(2018) JM Brotons-Martínez et al.   OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE

Focus on the mechatronics design of a new dexterous robotic hand for inside hand manipulation

(2018) P. Vulliez et al.   ROBOTICA

Size recognition and adaptive grasping using an integration of actuating and sensing soft pneumatic gripper

(2018) Yang Chen et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Automatic Detection of Field-Grown Cucumbers for Robotic Harvesting

(2018) Roemi Fernandez et al.   IEEE Access

Biomedical applications of soft robotics

(2018) Matteo Cianchetti et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Detection of passion fruits and maturity classification using Red-Green-Blue Depth images

(2018) Shuqin Tu et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Soft robot review

(2017) Chiwon Lee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL AUTOMATION AND SYSTEMS

Performance Evaluation of a Harvesting Robot for Sweet Pepper

(2017) C. Wouter Bac et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

Design, integration, and field evaluation of a robotic apple harvester

(2017) Abhisesh Silwal et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke

(2017) Louis N. Awad et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function

(2017) Ellen T. Roche et al.   Science Translational Medicine

A novel pneumatic soft sensor for measuring contact force and curvature of a soft gripper

(2017) Hui Yang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Adaptive thresholding with fusion using a RGBD sensor for red sweet-pepper detection

(2016) Efi Vitzrabin et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Soft composite hinge actuator and application to compliant robotic gripper

(2016) Wei Wang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Characterizing apple picking patterns for robotic harvesting

(2016) Jun Li et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Stiffening in Soft Robotics: A Review of the State of the Art

(2016) Mariangela Manti et al.   IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE

Tactile sensing with accelerometers in prehensile grippers for robots

(2016) Carlos Blanes et al.   MECHATRONICS

Automatic design of fiber-reinforced soft actuators for trajectory matching

(2016) Fionnuala Connolly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Image Based Mango Fruit Detection, Localisation and Yield Estimation Using Multiple View Geometry

(2016) Madeleine Stein et al.   SENSORS

Robust Grape Cluster Detection in a Vineyard by Combining the AdaBoost Framework and Multiple Color Components

(2016) Lufeng Luo et al.   SENSORS

Design of a Soft Robotic Glove for Hand Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients With Clenched Fist Deformity Using Inflatable Plastic Actuators

(2016) Hong Kai Yap et al.   Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME

High-Force Soft Printable Pneumatics for Soft Robotic Applications

(2016) Hong Kai Yap et al.   Soft Robotics

Soft Robotic Grippers for Biological Sampling on Deep Reefs

(2016) Kevin C. Galloway et al.   Soft Robotics

Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle

(2016) Dian Yang et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

(2015) Panagiotis Polygerinos et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

State of the art in robots used in minimally invasive surgeries. Natural Orifice Transluminal Surgery (NOTES) as a particular case

(2015) Carlos Eduardo Díaz et al.   Industrial Robot-The International Journal of Robotics Research and Application

Design and development of a soft robotic gripper for manipulation in minimally invasive surgery: a proof of concept

(2015) Giovanni Rateni et al.   MECCANICA

Design, fabrication and control of soft robots

(2015) Daniela Rus et al.   NATURE

Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

(2015) Panagiotis Polygerinos et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Detecting maturity of persimmon fruit based on image processing technique

(2015) Vahid Mohammadi et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

VIS-NIR, SWIR and LWIR Imagery for Estimation of Ground Bearing Capacity

(2015) Roemi Fernández et al.   SENSORS

A New Approach for Combining Time-of-Flight and RGB Cameras Based on Depth-Dependent Planar Projective Transformations

(2015) Carlota Salinas et al.   SENSORS

Effect of harvesting with a trunk shaker and an abscission chemical on fruit detachment and defoliation of citrus grown under Mediterranean conditions

(2015) Rosana Moreno et al.   SPANISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

Development and regulation of pedicel abscission in tomato

(2015) Yasuhiro Ito et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A Bioinspired Soft Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping

(2015) Mariangela Manti et al.   Soft Robotics

Soft Robotics: Biological Inspiration, State of the Art, and Future Research

(2015) Deepak Trivedi et al.   Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

(2014) Bobak Mosadegh et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Soft Grippers Using Micro-fibrillar Adhesives for Transfer Printing

(2014) Sukho Song et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Harvest-order planning for a multiarm robotic harvester

(2014) B. Zion et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

An image processing method for in-line nectarine variety verification based on the comparison of skin feature histogram vectors

(2014) D. Font et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Vision-based control of robotic manipulator for citrus harvesting

(2014) S.S. Mehta et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Mechanical characterization of bulk Sylgard 184 for microfluidics and microengineering

(2014) I D Johnston et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Design and fuzzy control of a robotic gripper for efficient strawberry harvesting

(2014) Fotios Dimeas et al.   ROBOTICA

A Proposal for Automatic Fruit Harvesting by Combining a Low Cost Stereovision Camera and a Robotic Arm

(2014) Davinia Font et al.   SENSORS

A Resilient, Untethered Soft Robot

(2014) Michael T. Tolley et al.   Soft Robotics

Soft Robotic Manipulation of Onions and Artichokes in the Food Industry

(2014) R. Morales et al.   Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Energy efficacy analysis of a mechanical shaker in sweet cherry harvesting

(2013) Long He et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Stability tests of two-finger tomato grasping for harvesting robots

(2013) Zhiguo Li et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

A new method for pedicel/peduncle detection and size assessment of grapevine berries and other fruits by image analysis

(2013) Sergio Cubero et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

In-Field Recognition and Navigation Path Extraction For Pineapple Harvesting Robots

(2013) Bin Li et al.   INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING

Enhancement of the thermo-mechanical properties of PDMS molds for the hot embossing of PMMA microfluidic devices

(2013) Myeongsub Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Soft robotics: a bioinspired evolution in robotics

(2013) Sangbae Kim et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Quantitative evaluation of mechanical damage to fresh fruits

(2013) Zhiguo Li et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Soft Robotics: A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects for the Future

(2013) Carmel Majidi   Soft Robotics

Gecko-Inspired Controllable Adhesive Structures Applied to Micromanipulation

(2012) Yiğit Mengüç et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Design and control of an apple harvesting robot

(2011) Zhao De-An et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Automatic recognition vision system guided for apple harvesting robot

(2011) Wei Ji et al.   COMPUTERS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Measurement of nonlinear mechanical properties of PDMS elastomer

(2011) Tae Kyung Kim et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Multigait soft robot

(2011) R. F. Shepherd et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Review. Technologies for robot grippers in pick and place operations for fresh fruits and vegetables

(2011) C. Blanes et al.   SPANISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

Design and development of the architecture of an agricultural mobile robot

(2011) Rubens A Tabile et al.   Engenharia Agricola

Fabrication of microfluidic devices using polydimethylsiloxane

(2010) James Friend et al.   Biomicrofluidics

Design of a magnetorheological robot gripper for handling of delicate food products with varying shapes

(2010) A. Pettersson et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material

(2010) E. Brown et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechanical grape harvesting: Investigation of the transmission of vibrations

(2009) F. Pezzi et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Evaluation of a strawberry-harvesting robot in a field test

(2009) Shigehiko Hayashi et al.   BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Cherry-harvesting robot

(2008) Kanae Tanigaki et al.   COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE