A robotic solution for safer tree trimming
May 01, 2026
May 01, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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A robotic solution for safer tree trimming
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Tree trimmers have one of the most dangerous jobs in America, with falls, falling tree limbs, and equipment injuries causing a fatality rate much higher than the national average.
Margaret Zhu, a fourth-year finance major in the Wharton School from Short Hills, New Jersey, decided to do . . .
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A robotic solution for safer tree trimming
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Tree trimmers have one of the most dangerous jobs in America, with falls, falling tree limbs, and equipment injuries causing a fatality rate much higher than the national average.
Margaret Zhu, a fourth-year finance major in the Wharton School from Short Hills, New Jersey, decided to do . . .