I, Robot | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Can robots pick tomatoes? ›

It grabs the tomato with finger-like grippers and sets the product perfectly into a bin. This latest iteration of Guelph Intelligent Greenhouse Automation System (GIGAS), a smart robot developed at The Robotics Institute @ Guelph, harvests tomatoes using AI-powered vision and an innovative gripping system.

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Remaking tomatoes for robotic harvesters

Nearly all of the tomatoes grown in the U.S. for tomato sauce, paste, ketchup, juice, and other processed foods are harvested by Hanna and Lorenzen's machine.

Fieldwork Robotics, based in the UK, has a similar vehicle equipped with four robotic arms capable of harvesting some of the most delicate fruits grown – raspberries.

Robotic harvesting systems in vertical farming environments are designed for: Efficiency and Speed: These robots can identify ripe fruits and vegetables and harvest them at a speed unattainable by human workers.

Ripe tomatoes are shiny and glossy. And, given a gentle squeeze, should have a bit of “give” to it. One can can harvest tomatoes as soon as they start turning red, or orange, or yellow, or purple, and then allow them to ripen some more in the kitchen; however, it is also okay to leave tomatoes on the plant.