Agri-tech uye nyanzvi dzemichina kuGrimme, Agri-EPI Center, Image Development Systems, Harper Adams University uye The Center for Machine Vision paYunivhesiti yeWest of England, Bristol vakabatana nevaviri vevarimi vakuru ve lettuce kuUK, G's. Zvitsva uye PDM Gadzira, muchirongwa chitsva cheInnovate UK-inotsigirwa nemari yekugadzira mhinduro yerobhoti yekugadzira kukohwa lettuce.
Musoro wose, kana iceberg, lettuce ndicho chirimwa chemuriwo chemumunda chakakosha muUK. Anosvika 99,000 matani akakohwewa muUK muna 2019 aine mutengo wemusika we £178 miriyoni. Asi kuwana basa rakavimbika remwaka rave dambudziko riri kuwedzera, rakawedzerwa neBrexit uye Covid 19 zvirambidzo. Zviratidzo zvekutanga ndezvokuti mushonga wekutengesa marobhoti unogona kuderedza zvinodiwa nevashandi vekukohwa lettuce ne50%.
Thom Graham, Mazvikokota weVegetable pane anotungamira chirongwa cheGrimme akati: “Rimwe rematambudziko makuru akatarisana nebazi rezvekurima nderekutsvaga vashandi vemwaka wakakwana kuti vaite zvisungo zvavo zvegoho nenguva. Pamusoro pezvo, kukwira kwemutengo wevashandi pasina kuwedzera kwemutengo wekutengesa kwakadzvanya margin. Varimi vari kutarisa mhinduro dzinogona kuderedza mari dzekushandisa uye kuchengetedza kusimba kwavo muchikamu uye tinovimba hunyanzvi hwedu hunogona kubatsira. "
Dermot Tobin, Managing Director weKurima paPDM akati: “Kwemakumi emakore bhizinesi redu raivimba nekushanda kwemwaka kukohwa lettuce. Anenge ese lettuce aunoona paUK supermarket masherufu anochekwa nemaoko. Kutsvaga vashandi kuri kuramba kuchinetsa uye nekukwira kwemitengo yemuhoro kuri kukwira nekukurumidza pane kudzoka kumitengo yevarimi mibairo yakaoma chaizvo. Indasitiri yedu inofanirwa kumbundira tekinoroji yerobhoti kuderedza kuvimba kwedu nevashandi saka kuve nechekuita muchirongwa ichi kwakakosha zvakanyanya kubhizinesi redu. "
Richard Ellis, Innovation & Research Project Manager weG's subsidiary Salad Harvesting Services Ltd. akati: “Maitirwo ekukohwa lettuce aramba achishanduka mumakore makumi matatu apfuura, negoho, kurongedza, kukodha mazuva, tsiva nekupetwa zvese zvapera mumunda, mukati memaminitsi egoho ratemwa. Iyo yekucheka maitiro eiyo iceberg ndiyo yakanyanya kuomarara nhanho mukuita otomatiki. Tinokurudzirwa kuve nechekuita nekuona zvibereko zvechirongwa ichi icho chinopa mukana wekuderedza kuvimba nekushanda kwemwaka.”
Iyo purojekiti ichagadzirisa michina yekukohwa leek iripo kusimudza lettuce kubva pasi uye kuibata pakati pepinch mabhandi. Mashizha ekunze elettuce, kana 'wrapper', anozobviswa nemuchina kuti dzinde ribude pachena. Chiono chemuchina chinobva charatidza nzvimbo chaiyo yekucheka pahunde kuti iparadzanise musoro we lettuce kubva padzinde.
Iyo prototype robhoti inokohwewa ichagadzirwa kuti iedze kumunda muEngland kusvika pakupera kwemwaka wa2021 UK, mukati meGunyana, ipapo kuG's Espana.
Lettuce zvakare chirimwa chakakosha muEurope nekuAmerica. 123,000ha yelettuce uye chicory yakakura muEU muna 2018.[Ii] nenzvimbo dzakafanana muUS. Idzi nzvimbo dzine nyaya dzakafanana dzekuwana basa remwaka, zvichipa musika wakakosha weiyo lettuce robhoti.
The Quality Challenge
- Vakohwi vekutanga vanoshanda zvakanyanya pane-musoro-wakawanda lettuce yakarongerwa zvirimwa zvesalad uye mabhegi esalad zvigadzirwa. Vanocheka lettuce yese pamubhedha wakafara 80-inch, vosimudza lettuce papuratifomu painorongwa nemaoko yoiswa mumabhini kuti itakurwe kuenda kunogadzirwa.
- Iwo emhando zviyero zveakawanda lettuce haana kuomesesa seyemusika mutsva lettuce, uye michina iyi inoshanda nemazvo. Nekudaro, mutengo, kumhanya, uye kugona kwemuchina zvinhu zvakakosha pakushandisa kwavo. Zvakare, kunyangwe mucheki uyu achibvisa kudiwa kwevanhu kuti vateme lettuce, iwe uchiri kuda basa kuti uigadzirise nekuimisa.
- Hunhu hwemhando yemusika mutsva lettuce iri kudiwa zvakanyanya. Uye vakohwi verudzi urwu rwechigadzirwa vane hurema kugadzira.