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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.v., De Lier, NL;
Wilhelmus Petrus Adrianus Roeland Voermans, De Lier, NL;
Mark Van Den Berg, De Lier, NL;
Kevin Cornelis Adrianus Gerardus Verbocht, De Lier, NL;
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., De Lier, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and system for picking up and collecting plant matter, in particular plant embryos. To pick up the plant matter, a pick-up unit is used that is mounted to a robotic arm. According to the invention, two separate imaging steps are performed at two different positions of the pick-up unit. The first imaging step is performed to identify an isolated piece of plant matter. The second imaging step is performed when the pick-up unit is at a confirming position and enables a verification of whether a piece of plant matter has been picked up or not. The confirming position is in between the position of the pick-up unit for picking up plant matter and the position for depositing plant matter in suitable receptacles.