Abstract
In this paper, we describe the newly grafting robot with high efficiency. The conventional semi-automatic grafting robot needs three workers to execute a series of grafting operation. Although the full-automatic grafting robot that can be operated by one worker has been developed, it is hard to say that both types of grafting robot has become widely used in Japan. The developed grafting robot can be operated by one worker and can graft about 1800 seedlings per hour. From the test results, we recognise the necessity of the mechanism improvement for easy operation as well as the cultivation system for super-uniform seedling.
