Abstract: Color pepper is one of the varieties with the largest planting area in China’s facility agriculture. The research and development of intelligent color pepper picking robots is of great significance to reduce labor costs and increase industrial profits. This article analyzes the research status of the color pepper picking robot from 4 aspects, including the whole machine structure, control system, end effector and visual recognition method, and discusses the structure, end effector, picking success rate and picking efficiency.In order to find the direction for the next development and application of the color pepper picking robot.