The UK soft fruit market is now worth at retail well over £1.3 billion per annum. The UK grows over 160,000 tonnes of fruit and employs 29,000 seasonal and typically migrant pickers. 50% of the total production cost is for labour. The soft fruit industry is extremely concerned with the both the availability of picking labour and labour cost inflation. We are working on Motion planning for fruit picking in Graspberry. See the project page here!
Contact PI: Dr Grzegory Cielniak
Contact Co-I: Dr Amir Ghalamzan
Contact Co-I: Prof. Marc Hanheide
Contact Co-I: Prof. Simon Pearson
Website: Innovate UK