A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This ...

, March 18 -- Researchers have developed an AI-powered robot that can harvest tomatoes more efficiently by deciding the best way to pick each fruit.

Much has been made of the AI race between the U.S. and China as the two national powers jockey for leadership in the world's fastest-growing industry. To some Western observers, China's progress in ...