Keeping apples in pristine condition as you bring them home from the store requires a gentle touch. Imagine keeping a whole orchard of apples from getting bruised as they’re harvested.
The AgriDynamic Robotics Apple Harvester, developed under the leadership of Zhaojian Li, Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State, gives growers the reliable, scalable automation they urgently need.
Apple farmers have long relied on harvesting by hand to ensure high-quality fruit makes it to market, but labor shortages and rising labor costs strain their operations. A solution for alleviating these problems is a fast, gentle and reliable harvesting robot that cuts labor costs by 20%.