Robot making a cutting of a rose for planting. Bright back lighting makes it easier for the robot to see exactly where to make its cut for a successfu

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Robot making a cutting of a rose for planting. Bright back lighting makes it easier for the robot to see exactly where to make its cut for a successful planting. The machine can make and plant 1800 cuttings per hour compared with the best manual worker at 450 to 550 per hour. Photographed at Beekenkamp nursery, Netherlands.

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