Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Ahuman picker picks fruits by pulling and rotating the fruit simultaneously. Pulling a fruit without rotatingit can damage the fruit or its shell, e.g. the fruits’ shell integrity, which exposes the inside of the fruit tothe surroundings and shortens the fruit’s shelf life. In addition, often frui ts are damaged due to bruisers(e.g. from nearby branches), pests, and other dis eases.