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Zhujie Xu is a leading researcher in agricultural robotics, with a focus on intelligent harvesting systems and autonomous navigation for specialty crops. Their work addresses the critical global challenge of labor shortages in agriculture by developing high-speed, precision robotic solutions. Xu’s most influential paper, “Development status and trend of agricultural robot technology” (2021, 147 citations), provides a comprehensive roadmap for the field, analyzing the explosive growth of agricultural robots in response to shrinking resources. A standout contribution is the “Realtime Picking Point Decision Algorithm of Trellis Grape for High-Speed Robotic Cut-and-Catch Harvesting” (2023, 49 citations), which introduces a novel method for rapid, multi-grape picking-point positioning using synchronous inference—a breakthrough for efficient trellis grape harvesting. Xu further refined this with a “far-near combined positioning” technique based on depth data features (2022, 27 citations), enhancing accuracy in complex vineyard environments. Their work on autonomous navigation (2021, 14 citations) distinguishes agricultural robot navigation from driverless cars, tackling the unique challenges of diverse, unstructured farm terrains. With over 237 total citations, Xu’s research is pivotal in advancing practical, high-speed robotic harvesting, directly impacting the future of sustainable agriculture.