Ndị ọkachamara Agri-tech na igwe na Grimme, Agri-EPI Center, Image Development Systems, Harper Adams University na Center for Machine Vision na Mahadum West nke England, Bristol ejikọtawo na abụọ n'ime ndị na-eto eto letus na UK, G's. Na-emepụta ọhụrụ na PDM, n'ime oru ngo ọhụrụ Innovate UK na-enweta ego iji mepụta ngwọta rọbọt iji rụọ ọrụ iwe ihe ubi letus.
Isi dum, ma ọ bụ iceberg, letus bụ ihe ọkụkụ ubi ubi kacha baa uru na UK. A na-egbute ihe dị ka tọn 99,000 na UK na 2019 na ọnụ ahịa ahịa nke £ 178. Mana ịnweta ọrụ oge a pụrụ ịdabere na ya bụ nsogbu na-arịwanye elu, nke mmachi Brexit na Covid 19 na-akawanye njọ. Ngosipụta mbụ na-egosi na ngwọta robotic azụmahịa nwere ike ibelata ọrụ iwe ihe ubi letus site na ihe dịka 50%.
Thom Graham, Ọkachamara Akwukwo nri na onye ndu oru ngo Grimme kwuru: “Otu n'ime ihe ịma aka kachasi na-eche ngalaba ọrụ ubi ihu bụ inweta ọrụ oge zuru oke iji mee nkwa iwe ihe ubi n'oge. Na mgbakwunye, ịrị elu nke ọnụ ahịa ọrụ na-enweghị mmụba nke ọnụ ahịa mkpọsa emetụla oke. Ndị na-eto eto na-eleba anya na ngwọta ndị nwere ike ibelata ụgwọ ọrụ ntinye aka ma nọgide na-enwe ike na mpaghara ahụ ma anyị nwere olileanya na ọkachamara anyị nwere ike inye aka. "
Dermot Tobin, onye isi nchịkwa nke ọrụ ugbo na PDM kwuru, sị: “Ruo ọtụtụ iri afọ, azụmahịa anyị adaberewo na ọrụ oge maka iweta letus. Ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ letus niile ị na-ahụ na shelf ụlọ ahịa UK ka ejiri aka gbuchapụ ya. Ịrụpụta ọrụ na-esiwanye ike ma na ọnụ ahịa ụgwọ ọrụ na-arị elu ngwa ngwa karịa ịlaghachi n'ọnụ ahịa ndị na-ere ihe na-esiwanye ike. Ụlọ ọrụ anyị kwesịrị ịnakwere nkà na ụzụ robotic iji belata ịdabere na ọrụ anyị ka itinye aka na ọrụ a bụ ihe kacha mkpa maka azụmahịa anyị. "
Richard Ellis, Innovation & Research Project Manager of G's subsidiary Salad Harvesting Services Ltd. kwuru, sị: "Usoro owuwe ihe ubi letus na-aga n'ihu n'ime afọ 30 gara aga, na owuwe ihe ubi, mbukota, ntinye ụbọchị, ịkụ ọkpọ na palletis niile emechara n'ọhịa. n'ime nkeji oge a ga-egbutu ihe ubi. Usoro ịkpụ nke iceberg bụ nzọụkwụ kacha gbagwojuru anya na usoro iji megharịa ya. A na-agba anyị ume itinye aka na ịhụ nsonaazụ nke ọrụ a nke na-enye ike ibelata ịdabere na ọrụ oge."
Ihe oru ngo a ga-emegharị igwe na-ewe ihe ubi leek dị ugbu a iji bulie letus ahụ n'ala wee jide ya n'etiti eriri ntụtụ. A ga-eji igwe ewepụ akwụkwọ mpụta letus, ma ọ bụ 'wrapper', iji kpughee ya. Ọhụụ igwe ga-achọpụta ebe a ga-egbutu nke ọma na azuokokoosisi iji kewaa isi letus na azuokokoosisi.
A ga-emepụta onye na-ewe ihe ubi ihe atụ maka nnwale ubi na England na njedebe nke oge 2021 UK, n'ihe dị ka Septemba, na G's Espana.
Letus bụkwa ihe ubi bara uru na Europe na US. 123,000ha nke letus na chicory toro na EU na 2018[Ii] na mpaghara ndị yiri ya na US. Mpaghara ndị a nwere okwu ndị yiri ya nke ịnweta ọrụ oge, na-enye nnukwu ahịa nwere ike maka rọbọt letus.
Ihe ịma aka ịdị mma
- Ndị na-ewe ihe ubi n'oge na-arụ ọrụ kacha mma na letus buru ibu nke a na-achọ maka osisi salad na ngwaahịa salad akpa. Ha na-egbutu letus nile n'ihe ndina nke dị sentimita 80 n'obosara, bulite letus ahụ n'elu ikpo okwu ebe a na-edozi ya n'aka ma tinye ya n'ime nnukwu efere maka ibuga na ụlọ ọrụ nhazi.
- Ụkpụrụ dị mma maka letus dị ukwuu adịghị esi ike dị ka letus ahịa ọhụrụ, igwe ndị a na-arụkwa ọrụ nke ọma. Otú ọ dị, ọnụ ahịa, ọsọ, na ike nke igwe bụ ihe dị mkpa maka iji ha mee ihe. Ọzọkwa, ọ bụ ezie na onye na-ewe ihe ubi na-ewepụ mkpa ndị mmadụ na-egbutu letus, ị ka chọrọ ọrụ iji dozie na isi ya.
- Ụkpụrụ dị mma maka letus ahịa ọhụrụ na-achọsi ike karị. Na ndị na-ewe ihe ubi maka ụdị ngwaahịa a na-esiri ike ịmalite.