A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how ...

The University of Essex (UoE) has won a national award for its robots, designed to ease the strain for the harvesting ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in odd angles. Leaves hide what you need to see. For farmers facing labor ...

, March 18 -- Researchers have developed an AI-powered robot that can harvest tomatoes more efficiently by deciding the best ...