What this apple-picking robot means for the future of farm workers

Robots are replacing human workers at a faster pace than any other point in history. Most of these robots are in factories, but a new kind of mechanized worker has hit apple orchards. Abundant Robotics in California has built an automated apple picker, that uses a vacuum system to suck the fruit straight off of the trees. "As a kid in Louisiana I was inspired by agricultural equipment such as combines, cotton pickers, and tractors," Abundant Robotics CEO Dan Steere told the Newshour. "The work we're doing is an extension of several hundreds of years of technology innovation for agriculture."