THE FIELD / UNIVERSITIES
Who is publishing the robots.
Agricultural robotics papers from 2021–2026, used to hire into this field and to see which universities sit at the center of it. Articles and conference papers both count, so labs that present at ICRA or IROS are not left out.
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Original work
Most-cited papers.
2023 · Article
Sustainable Crop Protection via Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Machines
166 citations
weeding2022 · Article
Development and evaluation of a robust soft robotic gripper for apple harvesting
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
163 citations
harvesting2021 · Article
Collision-free path planning for a guava-harvesting robot based on recurrent deep reinforcement learning
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
163 citations
harvestingnavigation2021 · Article
Towards an Efficient Tomato Harvesting Robot: 3D Perception, Manipulation, and End-Effector
IEEE Access
156 citations
harvesting2023 · Article
Path planning for mobile robots in unstructured orchard environments: An improved kinematically constrained bi-directional RRT approach
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
155 citations
navigation2024 · Article
Dynamic visual servo control methods for continuous operation of a fruit harvesting robot working throughout an orchard
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
144 citations
harvesting2021 · Article
Data augmentation for deep learning based semantic segmentation and crop-weed classification in agricultural robotics
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
140 citations
weeding2021 · Article
System design and control of an apple harvesting robot
Mechatronics
139 citations
harvesting
Reviews
Surveys and reviews.
2021 · Article
Advances in Agriculture Robotics: A State-of-the-Art Review and Challenges Ahead
Robotics
438 citations
harvestingphenotyping2022 · Article
Vision-based navigation and guidance for agricultural autonomous vehicles and robots: A review
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
353 citations
navigation2022 · Article
Intelligent robots for fruit harvesting: recent developments and future challenges
Precision Agriculture
299 citations
harvesting2023 · Article
Application of AI techniques and robotics in agriculture: A review
Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences
250 citations
harvesting2022 · Article
Applications of machine vision in agricultural robot navigation: A review
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
237 citations
navigation2021 · Article
Selective Harvesting Robotics: Current Research, Trends, and Future Directions
Current Robotics Reports
236 citations
harvesting2023 · Article
Recent Advancements in Agriculture Robots: Benefits and Challenges
Machines
221 citations
2022 · Article
A Review of Robots, Perception, and Tasks in Precision Agriculture
Applied Mechanics
187 citations
Rising
Newer papers gaining citations.
2024 · Article
Dynamic visual servo control methods for continuous operation of a fruit harvesting robot working throughout an orchard
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
144 citations
harvesting2024 · Article
Navigation system for orchard spraying robot based on 3D LiDAR SLAM with NDT_ICP point cloud registration
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
106 citations
navigation2024 · Article
Smart agriculture technology: An integrated framework of renewable energy resources, IoT-based energy management, and precision robotics
Cleaner Energy Systems
106 citations
2025 · Article
Dynamic Task Planning for Multi-Arm Harvesting Robots Under Multiple Constraints Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Horticulturae
64 citations
harvesting2025 · Article
Agricultural Robotics: A Technical Review Addressing Challenges in Sustainable Crop Production
Robotics
63 citations
2024 · Article
An effective collaboration evolutionary algorithm for multi-robot task allocation and scheduling in a smart farm
Knowledge-Based Systems
91 citations
2025 · Article
Reconfigurable agricultural robotics: Control strategies, communication, and applications
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
51 citations
2025 · Article
Enhancing Autonomous Orchard Navigation: A Real-Time Convolutional Neural Network-Based Obstacle Classification System for Distinguishing ‘Real’ and ‘Fake’ Obstacles in Agricultural Robotics
Agriculture
44 citations
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