Fruit Picker

The Slopehelper Fruit Picker, combined with the Slopehelper Base Platform, operates with complete autonomy, eliminating the need for an operator to manage platform driving, supervision, or harvesting control.

With this system, a single operator can oversee the entire plantation, only handling agro bin loading and unloading using a forklift. Instead of relying on a large seasonal workforce, just one operator per shift (two per 24 hours) is required to manage the entire field’s harvesting process.

This revolutionary automation drastically reduces labor dependency and costs, ensures continuous high-efficiency harvesting, and maximizes productivity with minimal human intervention.

The Fruit Picker is a high-efficiency robotic harvesting instrument designed to replace a team of 8 seasonal workers, significantly reducing labor costs and dependency on human workforce availability.

This system can harvest a full agro bin (approximately 450 kg of 80mm apples) in just 1 hour, ensuring unmatched productivity. While comparing to human labor, it’s crucial to note that the Slopehelper Base Platform requires only 3 hours for recharging (provided a sufficiently powerful electric grid). Unlike human workers, Fruit Picker doesn’t take breaks, smoke, eat, or get tired, operating effortlessly 16 out of 24 hours, which no human team can match.

This fully autonomous, high-performance harvesting solution ensures continuous operation, maximum efficiency, and a substantial reduction in harvesting costs, making it an indispensable tool for modern fruit plantations.

The Fruit Picker is an autonomous harvesting system designed for damage-free collection of semi-spherical fruits, including apples, peaches, pears, avocados, oranges, lemons, and more.

Equipped with Computer Vision and six human-hand-like ergonomic robotic manipulators, the system precisely identifies, reaches, and picks fruit with optimal grip and movement control, ensuring a gentle harvesting process that prevents bruising or mechanical damage.

For citrus harvesting, the Fruit Picker features specialized gripping cups that execute a final rotational movement at the detachment stage, mimicking the natural hand-picking process and ensuring a clean, efficient fruit separation from the tree.

This advanced, crop-adaptive technology maximizes harvest quality and efficiency, making it an ideal solution for modern high-density fruit orchards.

The Fruit Picker is designed for versatile harvesting, capable of operating in both super-intensive and conventional intensive plantations. Its advanced Computer Vision, optimized manipulator length, and kinematic design allow it to adapt seamlessly to different orchard structures without requiring special modifications to existing trees.

This means fruit growers can implement the robotic system without additional plantation adjustments, enabling effortless integration into current farming practices while maximizing harvesting efficiency across various orchard types.

The Fruit Picker replicates the complex motor functions of the human hand, which requires at least six axes of movement for tasks like harvesting citrus fruits. Such precision is highly complex and can only be achieved through deep integration of advanced electronics and kinematics.

Leveraging 30 years of expertise in defense technology and special telemechanics, our team has developed a unique, highly reliable system using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronics and precision kinematics. The Fruit Picker incorporates nearly 50 axes, controlled by electromechanical actuators and high-performance brushless motors, ensuring seamless operation in rugged field environments.

This cutting-edge robotic system is designed for true field conditions, delivering unmatched accuracy, durability, and efficiency in automated fruit harvesting.

The Fruit Picker, like all Slopehelper Agrosystem instruments, operates exclusively on electromechanical solutions, without relying on hydraulic or pneumatic actuators. Unlike many startup-developed apple-picking prototypes that still use hydraulics or pneumatics, the Slopehelper Fruit Picker is engineered for maximum reliability and energy efficiency.

By eliminating fluid-based systems, this robotic harvester offers:

• Higher durability – No risk of leaks, pressure failures, or maintenance-intensive components.
• Superior energy efficiency – Optimized power consumption, extending operational runtime.
• Precision and control – Smooth, accurate movements that replicate human-like picking actions without mechanical delays.

This robust electromechanical design ensures the Fruit Picker is a fully field-ready, highly efficient, and long-lasting solution for modern fruit harvesting.

The Fruit Picker is specifically designed for stable and precise operation on slippery surfaces. Special actuators dynamically adjust the manipulator frame inclination, ensuring that the robotic arms remain perfectly aligned with the green fence and crop, regardless of terrain conditions.

Additionally, the self-stabilizing cargo platform of the Slopehelper ensures that the agro bin remains in a constant horizontal position, preventing harvested fruit from shifting or sustaining damage due to uneven or slippery terrain.

This advanced terrain-adaptive technology guarantees safe, efficient, and damage-free harvesting, even in challenging field conditions.

In fruit harvesting, selective picking is crucial to ensure that only fully ripened, market-ready fruits are collected. Unlike seasonal workers, who may lack consistency and responsibility for plantation quality, the Slopehelper Fruit Picker guarantees 100% accuracy and reliability in its harvesting process.

Equipped with Computer Vision-based color gradation and laser-net size measurement, the system ensures that only fruits meeting the optimal ripeness and size criteria are harvested. This automated selection process allows plantation owners to:

• Maximize profitability by selling only the highest-grade produce.
• Avoid premature harvesting, ensuring fruits reach full market value.
• Enhance overall plantation efficiency, reducing post-harvest sorting efforts.

By combining AI-driven precision and automation, the Slopehelper Fruit Picker revolutionizes orchard management, delivering consistent quality and increased financial returns.