Modern farms are increasingly automated—from GPS-controlled combine harvesters to machines that shake apples from trees. One task, though, seems stubbornly resistant to being ceded to robots: picking ...

A team of researchers from the Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation unit at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has designed and developed Frasky, a robotic prototype designed ...

Makers of sparkling wine in Britain will soon pluck their delicate crop, while the sugar levels are just right for fermentation and before the grapes get overripe, or fall prey to pests, frosts or ...

Roboticists from Cornell AgriTech have developed an autonomous robot that is capable of scouting for grape diseases in ...