Application of 6 DOF robot arm in combining with image processing to pick and sort fruits

Abstract

Ned is a collaborative robot operated on Ubuntu 18.04 and ROS (Robot Operating System) Melodic, an open-source solution created for robotics. Through ROS, Ned has multiple libraries that allow conceiving many programs from the simplest to the very complex ones, responding then, in a flexible way, to one’s need. Niryo One robot was made by Niryo Ned company according to robotic training market demand. Niryo Ned is the 2nd version of this educational robot, a simple-to-use, robust and efficient robot suitable for learning at many levels. The robot has aluminum structure and offers better repeatability and precision than its predecessor. This robot is designed to reproduce all the most advanced Industry 4.0 movements. The robot controller is built using a Raspberry Pi 4, so it has enough computing power for operating most recent industrial IoT and AI challenges.