Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by USDA NSF\/NIFA as a key part of ‘Ag AI Institute (Adopt, Adapt, Amplify)’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Wine and Grape Commission to ‘Develop a Mobile-vision Tool for Vineyards’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by USDA NIFA to ‘Develop Sustainable Nutrient Management Solutions for Vineyards’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by USDA NIFA to ‘Develop a Robotic Pollination System for Tree Fruit Crops’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab (lead institution – Oregon State University) was funded by USDA NIFA to ‘Develop a Robotic Pruning System for Tree Fruit Crops’<\/strong><\/p>\n Flyby for fertilizer management, Kate Prengaman, Good Fruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n Sweet cherry harvester not forgotten, Ross Courtney, Good Gruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n Farmworker vs Robot, Impediment<\/a><\/p>\n Data from Above: How Drones are Helping Vineyards Save Money and Make Better Wine, Meredith Galante, Dimensional Insight<\/a><\/p>\n Birds flee when drones fly, Ross Courtney Good Fruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n The secret behind robot language, Dr. Wendy Sue Universe Ask Dr. Universe<\/a><\/p>\n $1M grant will help researchers explore the use of robotic bees for crop pollination, Lisa Stiffler, GeekWire<\/a><\/p>\n WSU agricultural robotics research provides a glimpse of the future, Dave Leader, Capital Press<\/a><\/p>\n USDA grant funds robotic pollination research at WSU, Ross Courtney, Good Fruit Growers<\/a><\/p>\n THE ROBOT REVOLUTION (OF CROP PICKING) IS HERE, Stephen Gossett, Built In<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab (lead institution – Oregon State University) was funded by Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission to ‘Develop a Decision Support Tool for Precision Orchard Management’<\/strong><\/p>\n A robot\u2019s rules for pruning, Good Fruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n Choose and Pick, Robots are Coming to a Farm Field Near You, US Agriculture Outlook\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Western Innovator: From Nepal to robotic Pioneer, Capital Press<\/a><\/p>\n Farm Workers Vs Robots, The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab (lead institution – University of Central Florida) was funded by NSF National Robotics Initiative to ‘Develop a Collaborative Harvesting System for Strawberries ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab (lead institution – Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth) was funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research and World Bank to ‘Create a Center for Excellence in Digital Farming’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Grape and Wine Research Program to ‘Smart-phone-based crop load estimation tool’<\/strong><\/p>\n Electric Eyes and Helping Hands,\u00a0 John Deere Furrow<\/a><\/p>\n Canopy camera in your pocket, Good Fruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n Washington orchards host robotic arms race, Good Fruit Grower<\/a><\/p>\n Celebrating Ag Tech: Interview with elementary school kids\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Welcome the Plants That Move on their Own<\/a><\/p>\n Protecting vineyards from birds with drones is study topic, Fruit Growers News<\/a><\/p>\n Precision pruning can help machines safely, efficiently harvest apples, WSU Insider<\/a><\/p>\n Estimating Vineyard Yield? WSU\u2019s Making An App For That, The Growers Guide<\/a><\/p>\n Robot Apple Pickers Could Change Farming as We Know It<\/a><\/p>\n The Field of Artificial Intelligence Growing in Agriculture, Growing Produce<\/a><\/p>\n Online publication labels professor as AI trailblazer, The Daily Evergreen<\/a><\/p>\n WSU scientist recognized as AI pioneer by \u2018Connected World\u2019, CAHNRS News<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11 Professors Prophecies for AI and IoT, Connected World<\/a><\/p>\n Leading Agricultural Automation and Robotics Research: Interview with Prof. Manoj Karkee<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n WSU’s apple picking machine provides potential for future orchard operations, Interview and coverage by Alfredo Llanos at NBC Local News <\/a><\/p>\n Shaking it up in the orchards, Ross Courtney, Good Fruit Growers<\/a><\/p>\n Automated Agriculture: Researchers Work on Robotic Weeder, Denise Keller, Onionworld.net<\/a><\/p>\n Automating Ag: Less labor, more innovation in the fields and in the air, producebluebook.com<\/a><\/p>\n Researchers share future of ag tech in Consortium tour, CAHNRS News<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Department of Agriculture to ‘Develop an Automated System for Green Shoot Thinning in Vineyards’<\/strong><\/p>\n WSU researchers developing \u2018smart irrigation\u2019 for fine wines, water conservation, Seth Truscott, CAHNRS News<\/a><\/p>\n IoT: The Next Farming Frontier, Connected World, Bethanie Hestermann<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by NSF-USDA Cyber Physical Systems Program to develop ‘SMART Irrigation System using IoT and Big Data Analytics’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission to develop ‘A Robotic System for Fruit Tree Pruning’.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission to develop ‘A Multi-purpose Robotic System for Tree Fruit Crops’.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington\u00a0Wine Commission to develop ‘An Automated Green Shoot Thinner’.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Wine Commission to develop ‘A Smart-phone-based crop-load estimation tool for Vin<\/strong>eyards’.<\/p>\n WSU precision ag program ranks with world’s best, WSU News<\/a><\/p>\n Taking everything into account (in Spanish), Kate Prengaman, Good Fruit Grower <\/a><\/p>\n Global thinking sets up New Zealand Agtech Startups for Outsized Impact, AgFunder News<\/a><\/p>\n Why robots should shake the bejeezus out of cherry trees, Wired Magazine..<\/a><\/p>\n Local company advancing rapidly on robotic strawberry harvester, The Ledger..<\/a><\/p>\n Ripe for Robots? by John H. Tibbetts, Mechanical Engineering, Magazine of American Society of Mechanical Engineers..<\/a><\/p>\n Autonomous Agriculture, USA Today…<\/a><\/p>\n Apple-Picking Robot Prepares to Compete for Farm Jobs, Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review…<\/a><\/p>\n Washington State Seeks to Automate Apple Orchards, Assembly..<\/a><\/p>\n Robotic Pickers on the Horizon, Phil Ferolito, Yakima Herald<\/a>..<\/p>\n Robot Hand Picks Apples without Bruising, Farm Shows..<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by Washington Red Raspberry Commission to continue working on automated bundling and tying of canes.<\/p>\n Robotic fruit pickers promise labor saving, The Packer…<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by WSU’s Emerging Research Issues program to continue their work on bird deterrence from crop fields with UASs.<\/p>\n Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded to commercialize a ‘Mobile App for In-Orchard Apple Crop Load Estimation’<\/p>\n Dr. Abhisesh Silwal (2014-2016; Now Post Doc at Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University) and Dr. Karkee were awarded a WSU Commercialization Gap Fund project to develop a mobile app for apple crop-load estimation. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Karkee and WSU CPAAS organized an International Conference on Ag Robotics and Automation<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Suraj Amatya (2011-2015; now Post Doc at Purdue University) awarded international ‘Giuseppe Pellizzi Prize 2016′<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n WSU to host conference on automating agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n Quest for robotic apple picker continues<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Suraj Amatya (2011-2015; now Post Doc at Purdue University) awarded ASABE\u00a0‘Boyd-Scott Graduate\u00a0Research Award 2016<\/b>‘<\/a><\/p>\n Agriculture 3.0: How researchers are harvesting the power of robots and drones to reboot farming<\/a><\/p>\n Aadit Shrestha was awarded ASD Inc. 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