On March 22, Agrotopia organized a demonstration to simplify the harvesting of cluster tomatoes at ripeness using smart glasses. Together with partners, growers, and other interested parties, they visited the tomato company Galle in Roeselare to try out the glasses in a real setting.
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The glasses, developed by Iristick, were equipped with image recognition software from Robovision, in collaboration with Inagro vzw and the Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO). These glasses use advanced algorithms to automatically indicate which tomato clusters are ripe for picking.
During the demo, they gathered feedback from growers to further develop the application.
Support for inexperienced pickers
Inagro, ILVO, Robovision, and Iristick have developed an image recognition algorithm to determine the ripeness of tomatoes using 'smart glasses'. These smart glasses, equipped with an RGB camera connected to a smartphone, determine the ripeness of tomatoes in a cluster. This makes it easier for inexperienced pickers to harvest the right tomatoes.
In Agrotopia's research greenhouse, hundreds of photos have been collected during various tomato cultivations to build a training dataset. This dataset contains variations that occur in a production greenhouse, ensuring the model works accurately. This ensures that the smart glasses are reliable in different conditions.
"Working with the glasses feels quite comfortable. It takes some getting used to working with the small interface mounted on the glasses, but once you get the hang of it, it's quite a smooth way to receive feedback on whether a cluster is ripe," said a cultivation employee of Agrotopia.
Source: Inagro