Dr. Karkee’s lab was funded by NSF-USDA Cyber Physical Systems Program to Develop SMART Irrigation System using IoT and Big Data Analytics
https://www.wired.com/story/why-robots-should-shake-the-bejeezus-out-of-cherry-trees/
https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/robotics/not-far-from-the-tree