A robot arm guided by cameras and artificial intelligence slowly and carefully packs pears in a demonstration by Yakima-based Haley Manufacturing of what robots could do in a fruit packing house.

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Developing robotic arms: More and more farm labor will be done by machines, speaker says
December 28, 2021 1 a.m.

Developing robotic arms: More and more farm labor will be done by machines, speaker says

YAKIMA — Author Peter Zeihan has a message for Washington’s apple, pear and cherry growers.