METHODS FOR PRUNING FRUIT PLANTS, ABSTRACT “This disclosure includes a method for pruning a fruit plant. An exemplary method step includes obtaining an image of the fruit plant that has branches. Next, creating exclusion zones surrounding the branches. then pruning the fruit plant upon the exclusion zones’ 18 Claims, 39 Drawing Sheets“ This Patent covers …
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The HarvestMoore webpage is in the process of being updated. The page is being expanded to show the progress that has been made in the development and design of the Harvester. We have focused our efforts on the Harvester as opposed to the Automated Pruning feature based on feedback from Washington orchardists, who have expressed …
HM has now developed the Pick Path Software using image Recognition data. The software generates a Pick-Path table for use by the robotic arm controller. If HM cannot get funding to build the robotic arm it will be a very slow year in developing an Automated Apple Harvester. HM is now working with Ceil Du …
Happy New Year from HarvestMoore. It has now been five years since HarvestMoore LLC (HM) was founded. It has been 12 years since I decided to see if I could find apples using remote technology so they could be picked. It was a hobby to challenge my mind during retirement. My first patent was issued …
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This fall, HarvestMoore, LLC had a significant breakthrough in the company’s efforts to prove our bud recognition technology can “see” 90 percent of the fruit buds on a blooming tree in the spring. While much work remains to validate and recreate the findings, at HarvestMoore we are convinced that this bodes well for the future …
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