Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Efficient handling of many different types of items that e xhibit a variety of shapes and/or sizes, can pose an increasingly complex techno logical challenge. For example, produce items alone offered by a conventional gr ocery store, may exhibit sizes ranging from that of a raisin to that of a waterm elon. Moreover, the quality of such produce items can degrade over time, affecti ng their monetary value.”
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