It's the sound of a world-first commercial apple picking robot, operating in a T&G Global apple orchard. ANDRE CHUMKO/stuff A new robotic apple picker, designed by Silicon Valley-based Abundant Robotics in conjunction with T&G Global, has launched and is operating in Hawke's Bay. READ MORE:* Robotic fruit pickers may help orchards with worker shortage* Robot pickers - the fruit industry's future? T&G GLOBAL The Abundant Robotics harvester uses sensory computer vision and robotics to determine when, and what, to pick. T&G GLOBAL It's been four years in the making - but the world-first apple picker is finally operational.

Source: Stuff March 26, 2019 02:37 UTC