Design of a Scara Robotic Arm for Mushroom Harvesting
By: Bartosz Minorowicz, Adam Patalas and Adam Łuczak
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Language: English
Page range: 366 - 379
Submitted on: Feb 19, 2026
Accepted on: Feb 28, 2026
Published on: Jul 16, 2026
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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