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ArticlePlant phenomics (Washington, D.C.)2026

PhenoRob-P: An autonomous robotic system for high-throughput phenotyping of potted plants.

Yang Shao, Yan He, Yakun Fang, Zhengda Li, Ruifang Zhai, Wanneng Yang, Peng Song

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Article in Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yang ShaoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Yan HeWuhan X-Agriculture Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430014, China.
Yakun FangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Zhengda LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Ruifang ZhaiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Wanneng YangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Peng SongNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.

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Abstract

High-throughput phenotyping is essential for resolving genotype-by-environment interactions and accelerating crop breeding. In greenhouse potted-plant systems, narrow aisles, global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-denied operation, variable pot layouts, and plant-level data traceability constrain repeatable automated phenotyping. This study presents PhenoRob-P, a modular autonomous robotic system designed for potted crops in structured facility environments. The system integrates a compact two-wheel differential chassis, a LiDAR-vision fusion framework for row-level navigation, pot-level target identification and local alignment, a six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm with inverse-kinematics-based real-time pose compensation for repeatable multi-view close-range imaging, and a three-tier User-Cloud-Robot platform for task scheduling, remote monitoring, and closed-loop data management. Greenhouse validation showed throughputs of 520 pots/h in continuous scanning mode and 187 pots/h in multi-view fine inspection mode. At travel speeds of 0.2-0.3 m/s, mean terminal positioning errors remained within 30 mm, and approximately 87% of lateral and longitudinal errors fell within ±30 mm. Biological validation demonstrated time-resolved stress phenotyping in wheat, with color indices capturing drought progression and rewatering recovery. For maize, multi-view three-dimensional reconstruction estimated plant height and stem diameter with R

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Adaptive phenotyping data acquisitionCloud-edge collaborationHigh-throughput phenotypingMulti-sensor fusion navigationPhenotyping robot

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