In the Marvel Comics universe, Thor is known for wielding a magical hammer with superhuman stamina. But at North Carolina ...

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...

Automation and robots are becoming mainstays in many industries, but researchers and farmers in China are taking innovation in smart farming to the next level.

As global food demand increases, Mississippi State University researchers are developing autonomous agricultural technologies aimed at improving efficiency and reducing labor demands in farming. Led ...

Apple growers facing tight labor costs may soon have a new tool in the orchard: a harvesting robot that not only picks the ...

A recent conference explored how robotics and AI can help transform one of the world’s oldest – and most important industries ...

The English company Dogtooth presented its picking robot for harvesting strawberries during Strawberry Day on 7 January.