Articles about Apples

WSU’s inflatable robotic apple-picker could take a bite out of farm labor shortages

Researchers inWashington State University’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering said the robot can see an apple, extend and retract to pick fruit in about 25 seconds. Read More

New crop of Cosmic Crisp apples begins shipping from Washington state to stores across the U.S.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the much-hyped Cosmic Crisp apple variety is headed from Washington state to stores around the… Read More

Taste-testing the Cosmic Crisp, Washington state’s star-studded ‘apple of the future’

The most hotly anticipated apple of the year has arrived. It’s not a iPhone, iWatch, iMac or iAnything. It is… Read More

Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state

Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You… Read More

Agriculture startup Phytelligence cuts staff as CEO and co-founder depart

Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned.… Read More