Robotic harvester debuts in New Zealand orchard

Abundant Robotics, one of the companies working to develop a robotic apple picker, is harvesting the first commercial crop for New Zealand’s largest grower this spring. T&G Global took an interest in Abundant’s technology a little over two years ago, and the commercial harvester fits with T&G’s orchard strategies, Abundant CEO Dan Steere told Good Fruit Grower in a telephone call. Read the full story at