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

Cotton is one of the most valuable crops grown in the U.S., with a harvest value of some US$7 billion yearly^[1]. It is cultivated across a crescent of 17 states stretching from Virginia to California^[2] and is used in virtually every type of clothing^[3],

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