SPARTA, MI - The tubular robotic arm extends through the leaves with its target in sight. With the sound akin to a vacuum hoovering up stray pant leg, a deep-red Gala apple finds itself in the machine ...

KENT COUNTY, MI --Researchers and engineers at Michigan State are turning to technology to help solve the rising production costs of apple harvesting in Michigan. Apples are big for Michigan growers, ...

Get this. You walk up to a robot-run convenience store, place your order on an app, and robotic arms quickly grab your items and deliver them to a secure window, all without any human employees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Northwest A&F University in China have developed a pair of apple-picking robots that can harvest an apple in just 7 ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in odd angles. Leaves hide what you need to see. For farmers facing labor ...