Harvesting Robot Gives a Hand to the Mushroom Industry in Pennsylvania

Turns out the mushroom industry in Pennsylvania produces two-thirds of the mushrooms grown in the United States, which requires a lot of work. The grueling, intensive job has led to a labor shortage, but researchers might have an answer to the problem: a robotic mushroom picker that can automate the harvesting process.

Americans like their mushrooms, with almost 900 million pounds of button mushroom consumed in a single year, according t…