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Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies

  • Written by Hussein Gharakhani, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching fliesCotton in bloom in Oklahoma.John Elk/the image Bank via Getty Images

Cotton is one of the most valuable crops grown in the U.S., with a harvest value of some US$7 billion yearly. It is cultivated across a crescent of 17 states stretching from Virginia to California and is used in virtually every type of clothing, as well as in medical supplies and...

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