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What This Apple-Picking Robot Means For the Future of Farm Workers


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Prototype Abundant harvester

The prototype Abundant harvester zeroes in on a ripe apple.

Credit: Dan Steere/Abundant Robotics

Robots are replacing human workers at a faster pace than any other point in history. Most of these robots are in factories, but a new kind of mechanized worker has hit apple orchards.

From PBS News Hour
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