Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
Robotics. Intelligence. Agriculture.
3 stories matching “Apple harvesting”.
Washington State University reported a gentle apple-gripping design in June 2024, taking inspiration from human picking and planning its integration with a lower-cost robotic arm and vision system.
A field study compares three soft grippers and reports both reachable-fruit success and the lower success rate across the complete harvesting process.
A Cornell-led collaboration will develop robotic orchard operations while examining affordability and adoption, supported by a new USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative award.
