5 minute readOctober 8, 20221:10 AM GMT+8Last Updated 10 hours ago

YONG PENG, Malaysia, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Malaysian research student Haziq Ramli wore an outfit resembling a light jetpack, with poles strapped to his biceps, to wield a long pole that clipped the sharp fronds and heavy bunches of fruit from oil palm trees nearly twice his height.

Working on a three-acre (1.2-hectare) family estate, he was part of a team trying to perfect the gadget, called a wearable exoskeleton, that promises to reduce the need for labourers to manipulate the poles, which can weigh as much as 8 kg (18 lbs).

Read more at this link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/malaysias-palm-planters-eye-robots-drones-combat-labour-crunch-2022-10-07/

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