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Orchard automation forging ahead in Ardmona

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Ripe Robotics co-founders: Leopold Lucas and Hunter Jay with the latest version of their picking machine, named Newton. The machine has a central arm which uses artificial intelligence recognition to collect ripe fruit using vacuum power. After being sucked into a flexible tube, the fruit rolls onto the back of the machine, where it is sorted. On the front is the power generator. Photo by Daneka Hill

A crack team of young mechatronics engineers are one step closer to full fruit picking automation thanks to $570,000 from the Federal Government.

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