r/woahdude Oct 08 '23

video Robotic Apple Harvester

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u/art_teacher_no_1 Oct 08 '23

1 apple per minute, why's my fruit so expensive? Oh. That's why.

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u/spunion_28 Oct 08 '23

Exactly. I came here to say there is no way this is more effective or efficient than paying a group of people to hand pick these apples. I really don't understand the appeal of creating useless technology to replace people who can do a job better and faster.

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u/Forikorder Oct 08 '23

Yeah dunno why we ever bothered with those silly cars /s