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

Scientists have invested an inflatable apple-picking robot that uses similar technology as the inflatable "tube guy" ...

Although the robotic arm is still slow when compared to human pickers who pick an apple every three seconds, the team is ...

A low-cost, simple robotic apple picker arm developed by Washington State University researchers may someday help with fruit picking and other farm chores. The inflatable arm can see an apple, then ...

In the orchards of Central Washington, a new kind of technology is revolutionizing the fruit tree industry. One of the robots being tested is 14 feet tall and has six mechanical arms with suction cups ...

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,” ...

WSU researchers developed a cost-effective robotic apple-picking arm to address labor shortages in agriculture, enhancing ...