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Briefing
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- Apple Picking Robot – Robotics startup Abundant Robotics made apple picking robot that uses vacuum technology to pluck ripe apples from trees and deposit them in crates
- Google $10 Million Funding – Received $10 million funding from GV (formerly Google Ventures), Google’s investment arm
- Comparable to Humans – Tests in Australia show robot can spot ripe apples accurately with computer vision even at night and pick them gently as human
- More Testing – Plans to test prototype robot in Washington in fall 2017, developing commercial version for growers by 2018
- Shortage of Human Workers – Availability of seasonal labor in agriculture in decline in U.S., creating opportunities for automation in food growing business
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
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Organization
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Abundant Robotics
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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May 3, 2017
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