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Our country\'s Kiwifruit pickers may soon have a robotic friend to help them out.
\\nWaikato University engineers have developed an e-bin which rolls alongside workers.
\\nThey can drop the fruit into the bin, where it will be safely caught and stored in a net, instead of having to lug heavy bags on their backs.
\\nWaikato University Engineering Lecturer Nick Pickering says it will make the job more accessible.
\\nHe says it shows the utility of robots in the workforce.
\\nPickering says it shows we don\'t have to fully automate jobs away.
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