Advancements in Agricultural Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: An Overview of Innovations, Challenges, and Prospects
Summary. Agricultural robots are transforming specialty crop production by automating labor-intensive tasks like harvesting, spraying, and pruning while reducing inputs such as labor, fertilizer, and pesticides. This review of 907 papers from 1988–2024 shows that interest in agricultural robots for specialty crops has surged over the past decade, driven by advances in computer vision. Harvesting robots dominate current applications, while robots for spraying, pruning, weed control, and pollination represent emerging opportunities for future development.
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Júnior, M. R. B., Santos, R. G. D., Sales, L. D. A., & Oliveira, L. P. D.. (2024). Advancements in Agricultural Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: An Overview of Innovations, Challenges, and Prospects. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233372
Júnior, Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa, et al. “Advancements in Agricultural Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: An Overview of Innovations, Challenges, and Prospects.” Plants, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233372.
Júnior, Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa, Regimar Garcia dos Santos, Lucas de Azevedo Sales, and Luan Pereira de Oliveira. 2024. “Advancements in Agricultural Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: An Overview of Innovations, Challenges, and Prospects.” Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233372.
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- 10.3390/plants13233372
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- United States
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- agtech, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-08-01