date:Sep 27, 2013
ulture and Food Research Organization, which helped develop the robot.
This robot would harvest two-thirds of the strawberries during the night when growers are sleeping, Kurita said. The farmer can then pick the rest of the strawberries that the robot couldnt get at.
The robot will go on sale early next year for about 5 million.
Strawberries are available all year round in Japan and typically fetch 500 for a small basket.