Fuente: WIPO "tomato" A tomato leaf removal robot for facilities and a leaf removal method are provided. The robot includes a walking body for walking, a depth camera mounted on the walking body and configured to identify and position to-be-pruned foliage; a rotation support body capable of rotation from side to side and connected to the walking body; a telescopic arm base capable of swinging up and down and connected to the rotation support body; a telescopic shaft mounted on the telescopic arm base; a cutting device mounted at a front end of the telescopic shaft; and a collecting frame mounted on the walking body. The robot also includes a disinfection device configured to disinfect a cutting blade and a pruning cut.