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Prototype robot harvesting apples

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A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

  • Food
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
A team of Cornell students work on a prototype of their weed-killing robot

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A team of Cornell students bested the competition with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.

  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Agriculture