[xefer]

I wonder if there will come a time when buying food harvested by stoop labor will be considered immoral. Perhaps human diets should target foods that can be produced through mechanization where possible.

[mikepurvis]

But lettuce and tomatoes are delicious. Hence the interest in figuring out to do it robotically, either in the field or greenhouse.

[njarboe]

Some types of tomatoes can be pick with machines. Here is a video from New Zealand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3EpFTyN26E