The machine typically collects about half an orchard’s ripe apples, with human crews following up to pick fruit the robot missed, including apples hidden behind leaves or branches. The system ...

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages?

An curved arrow pointing right. Robots are getting more advanced every day. But many of them have difficulties performing delicate tasks and adapting to changing circumstances. This new invention ...

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While robotics is not likely to help much in ... them to the pack house before driving back out to carry on picking. Kiwi-fruit are relatively easy as they hang down from an overhead canopy ...

The apple picker features multiple robotic arms on each harvester and suction cup grippers. In CNH’s announcement, the company says robotic harvesting of high value crops increases efficiency up ...

A fruit-hauling robot developed by Washington ... “It’s a less complex thing to implement compared to robot apple pickers,” he added. Other ag delivery bots exist, but the WSU and Heritage ...

CH4 Global begins large-scale production of methane reduction feed additives and an indoor greens grower expands and rebrands.

Recent breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence could enable robots to do much of the work that orchards require, potentially transforming how apples get to a fruit bowl near you.