The Creepy-Cute Robot that Picks Peppers With its Face

The machines won't be taking over the world anytime soon, because doing the most basic of tasks still confounds them. I mean, have you thought lately about how hard it is to pick a ripe bell pepper? But researchers in Israel and Europe certainly have. They're developing a robot called Sweeper that can autonomously roam a greenhouse, eyeballing peppers to determine if they're mature enough before sawing them off the plant and placing the produce in a basket. Think of Sweeper like a self-driving car, only with a saw on its face and a hunger for peppers.