机械化采棉是解决棉花收获的重要途径。阐述了国内外采棉机的发展历程和研究现状,分析了不同类型采棉机的工作原理及优缺点,探索国内外采棉机的发展趋势。指出我国应研制适合国情,且具有完全自主知识产权的高性能采棉机。 Mechanized cotton picking is an important way to solve the cotton harvest. The development history and research status of cotton picker at home and abroad are expounded, the working principle, advantages and disadvantages of different types of cotton picker are analyzed, and the development trend of cotton picker at home and abroad is explored. It is pointed out that our country should develop a high-performance cotton picker that is suitable for the national conditions and has completely independent intellectual property rights.