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2025.11.18 02:40 GMT+8

Acai-picking robots transform berry harvest in Brazil

Updated 2025.11.18 02:40 GMT+8
Lucrecia Franco

For generations, açaí berries have been hand-picked deep in the Amazon rainforest. Now, a new robot has been created to make the job faster and easier and improve take-home pay. As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 Climate Summit, this innovation is reshaping how one of the region’s most recognized fruit is harvested. Lucrecia Franco reports.

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