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Washington State University
WSU Inflatable Apple-Picking Arm
Soft robotic arm demonstrated for apple picking in trellised orchards.
About this robot
WSU reported this fabric-based inflatable arm in January 2026. It detects an apple and extends to remove the fruit; the researchers were still improving perception and exploring integration with a moving orchard platform. This is a harvesting-arm prototype, not a complete autonomous orchard vehicle.
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