In fact, it was in 1521 when Antonio Pigafetta, a member of Ferdinand Magellan’s crew, encountered the coconut in the Philippines and famously described it as the “tree of life” due ... before ...

It was then that I noticed the coconut tree right outside my bathroom. And, that was the light-bulb moment for me. I decided to make a futuristic robot that can climb coconut trees and harvest the ...