Systems and methods for harvesting plants

A harvesting system comprising:

• a track,
• a cart configured to move along the track, the cart including:
• a lower plate;
• an upper plate configured to support a plant and pivotally coupled to the lower plate via a hinge;
• and
• the hinge including an actuator configured to rotate the upper plate against the lower plate;
• one or more sensors;
• and
• a controller comprising:
• one or more processors;
• one or more memory modules;
• and
• machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to:
• receive information from the one or more sensors;
• determine whether the plant in the cart is ready to harvest based on the information;
• and
• send to the actuator an instruction for rotating the upper plate by a degree against the lower plate in response to determination that the plant in the cart is ready to harvest.

A method for harvesting a plant in a cart, the method comprising:

• sending, to the cart, an instruction for moving on a track;
• receiving information about the plant in the cart from one or more sensors;
• determining whether the plant in the cart is ready to harvest based on the information;
• and
• sending, to a lifter, an instruction to tilt an upper plate of the cart by a degree against a lower plate of the cart in response to determination that the plant in the cart is ready to harvest,
• wherein the lifter is configured to rotate to tilt the upper plate in response to the determination that the plant in the cart is ready to harvest.