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freshplaza.com > north-america > article > 9869830 > us-7-5-million-project-develops-multi-task-orchard-robots

US$7.5 million project develops multi-task orchard robots

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (285+ words) A Cornell-led research project is developing autonomous orchard robots for pollination, fruit thinning, apple harvesting, and inter-row weeding. The four-year project is supported by a US$7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative and will establish…...

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freshplaza.com > north-america > article > 9867926 > the-basic-economics-of-being-able-to-have-a-robot-that-s-dedicated-to-spraying-aren-t-very-practical-or-economic

“The basic economics of being able to have a robot that’s dedicated to spraying aren't very practical or economic"

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (810+ words) Agri Automation Australia's approach to farm robotics runs against the market, holding that dedicated single-task machines rarely stack up for the average grower and that a robot only earns its keep when it can carry a range of tools. The…...

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freshplaza.com > north-america > article > 9867926 > the-basic-economics-of-being-able-to-have-a-robot-that-s-dedicated-to-spraying-is-not-very-practical-or-economic

“The basic economics of being able to have a robot that’s dedicated to spraying is not very practical or economic"

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (810+ words) Agri Automation Australia's approach to farm robotics runs against the market, holding that dedicated single-task machines rarely stack up for the average grower and that a robot only earns its keep when it can carry a range of tools. The…...