Lititz firm’s solar-powered farm cart makes for easy pickins’

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Lititz firm’s solar-powered farm cart makes for easy pickins’
JON RUTTER | LNP Correspondent 4 hrs ago (0)

BLAINE SHAHAN | Staff Photographer
Autumn Lehman, 11, picks strawberries from a solar-powered Picking Assistant.

In a sunny Manheim Township field, Stephen Lehman is picking everbearing strawberries.

But this usually grueling job is no sweat for the 13 year old.

On this recent afternoon, Stephen is shielded from the strong October rays. And his back doesn't hurt because he's not stooped over the rows.

There's no punch line here. Just a device named the Picking Assistant, a self-propelled cart with a white, all-weather canopy.

The machine literally lets farmers lie down on the job while working in the field.

"I think it is easier" to work with the Picking Assistant, says Stephen.

Stephen's....

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2. all you need is some magic robotic fingers

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3. This could be very useful on the California Central Coast strawberry fields.

Strawberries are one of the major crops in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. This could bring relief to the farm workers.