Researchers are developing robots that promise to automate a process that has always relied on human workers—and bees.

He has proven that it is possible to use a robot to identify fruit, reach up, pull it off the plant and collect it on a hopper. Mounting this on a mobile platform means it can harvest fruit ...

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 ...

Tech companies in Israel have designed fruit-picking drones and tree-pollinating "paddles" to make farms more efficient at a time of worker shortages and climate change. In Chile, flying robots ...

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A robot scales aluminum shelves filled with ... Greenhouses increase efficiency, cut costs and boost yields. Yet the harvesting of fruit and vegetables is largely done by hand, and this is a ...

Harvesting robot market was valued at US$ 853.3 million in 2023 and is anticipated to reach valuation of US$ 4,815.3 million by 2032 at a CAGR of 21.2% during the forecast period 2024–2032. The report ...

With Japan facing a significant labor shortage on the horizon, many industries including the agricultural and manufacturing sectors are hoping robots will be a high-tech game changer. Some robots ...