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Cornell University
COReCenter of Excellence forORCHARD ROBOTICS

Vision and Mission

Designing orchard systems where plants, machines, people and economic realities work together.

Mission

Advance integrated solutions for labor-intensive orchard operations.

Orchard Robotics brings horticulture, robotics, AI, socio-economics, extension, education and stakeholder participation into one systems-oriented research program.

Long-term vision

Safer, more effective and more sustainable tree-fruit production.

The initiative aims to reduce dependence on manual labor, improve worker safety, strengthen economic viability and support a skilled agricultural-technology workforce.