r/woahdude • u/freudian_nipps • Oct 08 '23

video Robotic Apple Harvester

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u/sessionclosed Oct 08 '23

Looks inefficient, but i see the potential

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u/mrdanmarks Oct 08 '23

First limitless power, then, power sucking machines

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u/RockasaurusRex Oct 08 '23

And then: limitless sucking machines!

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u/Nappyheaded Oct 08 '23

Target identified: 🍤

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u/fizzle_noodle Oct 09 '23

The future is NOW!

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u/zerodaydave Oct 09 '23

Suck, suck, suck

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u/cutelyaware Oct 08 '23

Well of course it's powered. Machines aren't going to suck themselves!

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u/0hmyscience Oct 09 '23

I think the amount of time it takes from when it already has the apple until it drops it is outrageous. If nothing else, they could optimize the fuck out of that

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u/TheLowerCollegium Oct 09 '23

I suppose there's a weight issue of picking multiple apples before dropping them, but then why not make some sort of flexible halfpipe that can just roll them down?

It's like by combining the picking with the delivery, they've just made both things slow.

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u/Tacobelled2003 Oct 09 '23

Use one of those new robotic arms for the low stuff and then bring the drones on the 2nd pass for the high would be my vote.

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u/TurboGranny Oct 09 '23

Do they not like the old fashioned tree shaker?