A low-cost, simple robotic arm developed by Washington State University researchers might someday help with fruit picking and ...

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in ...

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

A low-cost, simple robotic apple picker arm developed by Washington State University researchers may someday help with fruit ...

Researchers have developed a robotic “hand,” resembling a claw, to pick blackberries. Their aim is to eventually automate blackberry harvest to help growers who face rising labor costs and a shrinking ...

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,” ...

How to solve the problems of economic migrants and farming automation, asks a UK robotics company. Cue a controversial – and ...

ABB’s new Robotic Item Picker uses artificial intelligence to accurately detect and pick items in unstructured environments. The ABB Robotic Item Picker. Source: ABB The Robotic Item Picker, recently ...

“Chef robots can pick items from unstructured containers at any angle, adapting to each piece's position rather than requiring items to lie perfectly flat,” the company said. “When depositing food ...