A review of robotic and automated systems in meat processing.

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Frontiers in Robotics and AI Pub Date : 2025-05-23 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/frobt.2025.1578318

Yining Lyu, Fan Wu, Qingyu Wang, Guanyu Liu, Yingqi Zhang, Huanyu Jiang, Mingchuan Zhou

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Abstract

Tasks in the meat processing sector are physically challenging, repetitive, and prone to worker scarcity. Therefore, the imperative adoption of mechanization and automation within the domain of meat processing is underscored by its key role in mitigating labor-intensive processes while concurrently enhancing productivity, safety, and operator wellbeing. This review paper gives an overview of the current research for robotic and automated systems in meat processing. The modules of a robotic system are introduced and afterward, the robotic tasks are divided into three sections with the features of processing targets including livestock, poultry, and seafood. Furthermore, we analyze the technical details of whole meat processing, including skinning, gutting, abdomen cutting, and half-carcass cutting, and discuss these systems in performance and industrial feasibility. The review also refers to some commercialized products for automation in the meat processing industry. Finally, we conclude the review and discuss potential challenges for further robotization and automation in meat processing.

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肉类加工中机器人和自动化系统的综述。

肉类加工部门的工作对体力具有挑战性，重复性高，而且容易出现工人短缺。因此，在肉类加工领域采用机械化和自动化是势在必行的，因为它在减轻劳动密集型过程中发挥了关键作用，同时提高了生产率、安全性和操作员的健康。本文综述了肉类加工中机器人和自动化系统的研究现状。介绍了机器人系统的模块，然后将机器人任务分为三个部分，以加工目标为特征，包括家畜、家禽和海鲜。此外，我们分析了全肉加工的技术细节，包括剥皮，内脏，腹部切割和半胴体切割，并讨论了这些系统的性能和工业可行性。本文还介绍了一些用于肉类加工工业自动化的商业化产品。最后，我们总结了这一综述，并讨论了肉类加工中进一步机器人化和自动化的潜在挑战。

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Frontiers in Robotics and AI ROBOTICS-

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

5.90%

发文量

355

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Robotics and AI publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research covering all theory and applications of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, from biomedical to space robotics.