Researchers inWashington State University's School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering said the robot can see an apple, ...

KENT COUNTY, MI --Researchers and engineers at Michigan State are turning to technology to help solve the rising production costs of apple harvesting in Michigan. Apples are big for Michigan growers, ...

SPARTA, MI - The tubular robotic arm extends through the leaves with its target in sight. With the sound akin to a vacuum hoovering up stray pant leg, a deep-red Gala apple finds itself in the machine ...

In the agricultural sector, labor shortages are increasing the need for automated harvesting using robots. However, some fruits, like tomatoes, are tricky to harvest. Tomatoes typically bear fruit in ...

Low-cost robots which can harvest and package strawberries in a matter of seconds have been trialled in Essex as part of ambitious plans to tackle a labour shortage in the industry. The University of ...

Farming is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technologies reshaping how fruit is picked and handled. While autonomous drones like Tevel’s Flying Robots are already ...

The left image shows the tomato-picking robot and camera. The right image shows a ‘robot-eye view’ of the tomatoes. Red represents mature fruits, green indicates immature fruits, and blue indicates ...