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Manual helper
Published: Apr 01, 2024 08:53 PM
An intelligent tea-picking robot developed by a team from Zhejiang University of Technology works alongside tea pickers to harvest Longjing tea in Meijiawu, East China's Zhejiang Province, on April 1, 2024. One robot can replace 1.5 manual workers. Currently, this robot is still in the experimental stage, and the research team will continue to develop it to improve harvesting quality and efficiency. Photo: VCG

An intelligent tea-picking robot developed by a team from Zhejiang University of Technology works alongside tea pickers to harvest Longjing tea in Meijiawu, East China's Zhejiang Province, on April 1, 2024. One robot can replace 1.5 manual workers. Currently, this robot is still in the experimental stage, and the research team will continue to develop it to improve harvesting quality and efficiency. Photo: VCG