News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “In recent years the use of robotic arms to pick fruit or v egetables has been widely explored. An example of such a robotic arm is describe d in WO2019/053474. A suitable fruit or vegetable picking/harvesting system for use with such a robotic arm is described in WO2020/201766. The content of both of these patent applications is incorporated by reference.