A robotic apple picker developed by Michigan State University slowly rolls through a west Michigan orchard systematically picking apples off the trees thanks to a collaborative partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Researchers at MSU aim to advance the robot’s functionality compared to previous robotic pickers using artificial intelligence, or AI, to harvest the ripest apples and leverage engineering technology to protect the apples from bruising.
Robotic apple picker working in an orchard.
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