‘Robocrop’ can pick 25,000 raspberries a day

‘Robocrop’ can pick 25,000 raspberries a day

Appearing tentative, the world’s first raspberry-picking robot is harvesting a fruit. “The world’s first raspberry-picking robot can pick 25,000 a day” by Guardian News, YouTube.The final robot version, which is expected to go into production in 2020, will have four grippers (which can pick simultaneously). The berry industry alone employs 29,000 individuals, yet the harvesters’ union, British Trade Fruits (BSF), estimates that it will need an additional 2,000 pickers by 2020, as the consumption of berries increases.

Source: medium.com