To build a “hand” for a robot apple picker, Joe Davidson first had to learn how to pick apples. After all, he was an engineer, not a farmer. “Picking apples seems like a very simple thing to do,” ...

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, ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Robotic Fruit Pickers Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for robotic fruit pickers is estimated to ...

Kroger has partnered with U.K.-based online grocer and technology company Ocado Group to implement a range of robotic pickers and other automated technologies at its Customer Fulfillment Centers ...

In the verdant hills of Washington state’s Palouse region, Andrew Nelson’s tractor hums through the wheat fields on his 7,500-acre farm. Inside the cab, he’s not gripping the steering wheel—he’s on a ...

Announces New Installation of PickoBot™, Poised to Disrupt Autonomous Warehousing Ecosystem with Increased Efficiency and Reduced Costs Today's logistics warehouses are increasingly automated, with ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- In a space where bots meet berries, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is working to fill a technological gap in farming. Anthony Gunderman, now an assistant professor in the ...

Apple orchards are largely untouched by automation. But that could be changing. Recent breakthroughs in robotics and ...

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Harvesting Washington state’s vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States. That system eventually could ...