date:Sep 27, 2019
Although Australias Central Queensland University has developed the world's first mango auto-harvester, it will still not replace manual picking. Professor Kerry Walsh and his team's auto-harvester has been trialled at Groves Grown Fruit farm in Yeppoon.
The prototype machine takes approximately five seconds to harvest a fruit from detection to placement, according to farm owner Ian Groves. Professor Walsh said the auto-harvester has the potential to solve the major labour force issues facing t