**2.1 Harvesting of strawberry**

Strawberry fruit is non-climacteric, meaning it ripens while still attached to the parent plant. The fruit should be harvested after it has reached the desired shape and size, as determined by varietal characteristics. The berries should be harvested with care because ripe one's bruise readily. Strawberry fruit is carefully collected with its calyx by manually pinching the stem (0.5–1.0 cm above calyx) instead of pressing the fruit's fleshy section.

Three main factors affect the harvesting and postharvest strategies of strawberries.


Though manual harvesting is the most common way of strawberry harvesting, various investigations on mechanical and intelligent robotic harvesting systems have been conducted. Han et al. [9] created a computer vision-assisted robot system to recognise and handle mature strawberries planted in a bench-type farming system. The fruit detection algorithms were programmed utilising real-time position tracking methods in natural light. Strawberry harvesting [10], cucumber harvesting [11], aubergine harvesting [12], and de-leafing [13] are only a few of the studies that have used robotic technology in greenhouses.
