Abstract: A device for picking a piece of fruit from a fruit plant. The device includes locating members arranged to be positioned around a piece of fruit to be picked. The locating members are actuatable from an open position to receive the piece of fruit between the locating members to a closed position to surround the stem by which the piece of fruit is attached to the fruit plant. The device also includes a mechanism for detaching the piece of fruit to be picked from the fruit plant. The mechanism is mounted on or relative to one or more of the plurality of locating members, and wherein the mechanism is arranged to detach the piece of fruit from the plant when the plurality of locating members are in the closed position.