Abundant Robotics, the tech startup that appeared to be leading the race to commercialize a robotic apple picker, has shut down. “After a series of promising commercial trials with prototype apple harvesters, the company was unable to raise enough investment funding to continue development and launch a production system,” said CEO Dan Steere in a statement on July 2. Related: Robotic pickers progress through pandemic Earlier this week, the Hayward, California, company entered a legal liquidation process under California law similar to bankruptcy, Steere said in a brief conversation with Good Fruit Grower. Armanino LLP, a San Ramon, consulting firm will […]