The Next Step in Automation? A Robot That Picks Apples

The article about this awesome new apple picking robot is very interesting. The company, Abundant Robotics, created a robot that picks apples. The inspiration for this robot came from the current “political landscape.”Many people are worried that there won’t be enough immigrant workers to pick apples. If there are not enough workers, many apples could not be sold if they weren't picked. So, Abundant Robotics created a machine that can identify, pluck, and place apples into a bin at the same speed that a human could. Although, a robot does not need to eat or sleep so it can work more than humans can. The company hopes to see these machines in orchards over the next few years. I believe that these machines are a very good idea and that in the future, every apple orchard will have them.

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