Sorting robot for lily bulbs

The availability of sufficiently qualified people who want to work in agri-food production is coming under increasing pressure. Organisations are more often seeking solutions in the use of robots. The development of robot applications in agro-food production can be accelerated by making progress on a number of underlying knowledge questions. The trigger comes directly from the TKI call in which it was a targeted action to form a PPP around robotics. The aim of this PPP is to design and demonstrate a number of innovative robots based on a number of concrete Use Cases, which from the field demand new knowledge development.
The Use Case Sorting Robot for Lily Bulbs focuses on the challenge to develop a sorting robot that can automatically check lilies for diseases, damage and double noses. The robot should be easy to train because there are more than 300 varieties of lilies and size of bulbs can also vary widely.