A robot that “thinks before” can revolutionize robotics.

“As labor shortages push agriculture toward automation, harvesting delicate, clustered fruits like tomatoes remains a major challenge for robots. Researchers have now developed a system that allows robots to assess how easy a tomato is to pick before acting, using visual cues and probabilistic decision-making. Credit: SciTechDaily.com. A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes.” (ScitechDaily, Robots That “Think Before They Pick” Could Transform Tomato Farming)

For picking up tomatoes, the robot requires precise algorithms to act. The pressure of the compression force must be absolutely right. If that force is too strong, the robot destroys the tomato. Another thing is that those robot hand movements must be precise and correct. If those movements are wrong, the robot throws those tomatoes past the bucket. The robot must also recognize a tomato and leave the rest of the plant in its place. 

“Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain especially challenging for machines. Tomatoes, for example, grow in clusters, meaning robots must identify and remove only the ripe fruit while leaving unripe tomatoes attached to the vine. Doing this reliably requires careful judgment and precise control.”(ScitechDaily, Robots That “Think Before They Pick” Could Transform Tomato Farming)

A robot that thinks before it acts is the new tool. The robot that picks up things. Like tomatoes require the ability to recognize the object. That it should pick. Then the system must calculate the force it needs to take tomatoes and put them into a box without harming them. This is the thing. That might revolutionize. Many things in robotics. The robot that thinks before it acts can make things better. It can decrease. The use of fuel. If it controls vehicles. The robot can calculate the most economical route and the time. When it's best to go. 

The same model that the system uses for picking tomatoes is required in almost all missions. The ability to adjust things. Like pressure and turning force make robots more flexible. This is also important in places like car factories, where the system. Should make. Many different types of vehicles. Using the same assembly line. The ability to create. Many different vehicles. 

The same assembly line makes production more flexible. If the system operator must write that the need for production is 5 jeeps and 7 pickups. And the first 3 vehicles. Two pickups and one jeep. Should. Be transported to different places than the rest of the series. AI makes it possible for the system. That makes the first series first. This means that it makes pickups and a jeep as a mixed series. Then it loads the first series to the transportation. These kinds of things can make production and transportation more flexible. 

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