Washington State: Fruit-Picking Machines and Nicholas K

washington state: That system could eventually come to an end as at least two companies are rushing to get robotic fruit-picking machines to market, according to Toronto Star. Bob Brawdy / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sergio Garcia empties a bag of just-picked golden delicious apples into a bin at a Valicoff Fruit Company orchard near Wapato, Wash. Harvesting the vast fruit orchards of eastern Washington state each year requires thousands of farmworkers, many of them working illegally in the United States. Experienced pickers can earn up to 200 a day. That system could change dramatically as at least two companies are rushing to get robotic fruit-picking machines to market. Gordon King / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press Mon., May 1, 2017 SPOKANE, WASH. Harvesting Washington state's vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.