Robotic asparagus picker praised by US farmers

Asparagus is one of the hardest crops to harvest. But an ingenious device created by mechanical engineering experts at the University of Waikato have made it an achievable task.
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[@equallywrong]

I think you guys are on the right path. A few more generations of development and you'll likely have something efficient. Asparagus in not grown around my parts, but it would be amazing to see 10s of acres, maybe even 100s, of nothing but asparagus ferns.

[@cattnipp]

I love asparagus - please make this machine work!

[@CROPSCHOOL]

Outstanding!

[@gtdodgeviper]

How does it cut a asparagus when it’s tight together with 4 other asparagus that are not ready to be cut without damaging them. I don’t think it can.

[@TheUniversityOfWaikato]

Great question! Have you thought about studying engineering?

[@muctasimali6603]

Woow

[@James-ut2ez]

Yet 119 billion pounds of food is wasted every year and then they talk about labor shortage..😴