date:Aug 30, 2013
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The cost of seasonal labor is increasing and the availability of a semi-skilled labor force continues to become more uncertain. But will growers embrace robotic fruit harvesting? Growers are very, very interested in this technology and enthusiastically waiting for it, Karkee said. In three to five years we hope to have a prototype to demo in the field, and in another five years be able to point to where growers can adopt the technology.
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