Denso CorporationによるAutomatic 収穫ロボットは、ロボティクス・オートマトン・オートメーションデザインコンペティションカテゴリーにおける非常に権威ある2024 A' Design Award プラチナ賞の優れた受賞作品です。

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Automatic 収穫ロボット

デザイナー： Denso Corporation

クライアント: Denso Corporation

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Automatic 収穫ロボットについて

Automaticは、大規模施設園芸向けに開発された収穫ロボットです。温室内に敷設されたレール上を走行し、カメラとセンサーによってミニトマトの熟度を判定します。伸縮するアームが房ごと切り取り、牽引するボックスへ収めます。夜間も作業を継続できるため、収穫最盛期の人手不足を緩和します。丸みを帯めたフォルムとパール調の仕上げが佇まいを柔らかく見せ、どの角度からも視認できるインジケーターの「目」が進行方向を示します。障害物を検知して安全に停止します。

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A' Design Award プラチナ賞について

Automatic 収穫ロボットは、真に卓越し、エレガントで壮麗なデザインに授与される、きわめて権威ある評価である A' Design Award プラチナ賞の受賞作品です。プラチナ賞の受賞作品は、創造の驚異であり、知的創造性の限界を示す証であり、デザイナーの比類なきプロフェッショナリズムと天才性を示しています。これらのデザインは、時代の美学を定義し、社会の幸福に貢献し、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界を前進させる、最も名高い作品であることが期待されます。Automatic 収穫ロボットは、超越的な卓越性の水準を示し、有益で価値ある特性によって、疑いなく世界をより良い場所にします。Automatic 収穫ロボットは、欲求を呼び覚まし、インスピレーションを与え、胸を躍らせ、喜ばせ、大きな喜びを生み出す、A' Design Award プラチナ賞受賞作品です。

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独自の特性: With a declining number of farmers worldwide, time-consuming harvesting is one area to save manpower. That is why we designed this robot to offer peace of mind when interacting with it. It features eyes that can be seen from any angle, indicating its travel direction and giving it a friendly image while its rounded top surface and pearlescent finish make it unintimidating. Its system allows it to detect obstacles and stop safely, and its top surface is free of bumps where dirt can accumulate.
寸法とパッケージ: 1230mm×1320mm×930mm
(not including cutters, cables)
Chassis weight 300 kg
タグ: automated harvesting, robot, AgriD, cherry tomato, horticulture facility, DENSO, DENSO Design
製造技術: A new level of harvesting technology has been reached via DENSO's unique image processing and robot hand technology.
1. A modular configuration was used for high versatility and to ensure cost reduction and a low barrier to entry.
2. For cleanliness, the top surface has as few recesses for water or dirt to collect as possible and cables are not exposed.
3. To ensure people can work safely with the robot, it features status indicator lights and has a system to detect obstacles and stop safely.
デザインの課題: In its early development the robot was angular in shape due to its internal mechanisms and complicated wiring. This combined with its large body size gave it less-than-friendly impression. To create one, we began with the internals, trying to devise a frame layout to achieve a rounded shape while maintaining functionality, and to configure the parts to reduce volume. Also, to facilitate human-robot communication, we designed indicator lights to be visible, so that they would meet peoples' eyes.
リサーチ: Denso's goal is to integrate the entire greenhouse process into a system allowing people to do the work best suited to them, while machines do the work best suited to machines, providing local farmers with a lively workplace.
The system uses cameras and AI technology to detect bunches, judge ripeness and automatically harvest.
Replacing some of the work done by people with machines during peak harvest times reduces the burden on workers so they can work efficiently and not overtax themselves.
インスピレーション: The world population is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050, bringing an increased demand for food. Food shortages will likely intensify in places with growing populations like Asia and Africa, as some areas are not suitable for agriculture. Japan and other developed countries are facing problems like fewer agricultural workers due to an aging and declining population and widespread food waste. By solving these, DENSO's goal is to reform the entire food value chain toward a sustainable society.
プロジェクト期間: Design development fully underway in March, 2019.
News released in March, 2020.
Demonstration unit begins operation at AgriD in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
オペレーションフロー: This robot harvests cherry tomatoes for large-scale horticultural facilities. It moves automatically along rails laid out in a path on the farm and uses cameras and sensors to which cherry tomatoes are ripe for harvesting. The robot's arm can extend and cut off an entire bunch of tomatoes, which is then placed in a box pulled by the robot. It can even work at night when no one is around, contributing to labor savings, addressing labor shortages, and increasing harvest volume.
チームメンバー: Producer:
Hideyuki Nishino, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Go Handa, Production Eng. Division
Director:
Takaomi Hasegawa, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Tomoki Ikoma, Design Division
Yuji Kawahara, Mobility Electronics R&D Division
Designer:
Seisho Inada, Food Value Chain Business Development Division
Hiromu Arihara, Production Eng. Division
Yuko Kanda, Jihye Kim, Design Division
画像クレジット: Image #1:Designer Yuko Kanda, 2020, Design Division, DENSO CORPORATION / Image #2-#5:2020,Public Relations Division, DENSO CORPORATION