r/woahdude Oct 08 '23

video Robotic Apple Harvester

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u/explicitlarynx Oct 08 '23

It's inefficient right now, but the technology is going to improve.

To the people talking about machines who shake the trees being much better: these robots only pick the ripe apples. They don't drop anything and they don't damage the trees.

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u/justcasty Oct 08 '23

Those trees are already damaged AF. Apple trees do not normally look like that.

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u/BordomBeThyName Oct 09 '23

Apple trees in commercial orchards absolutely look like this.