Robot: Harv B8
Category: Harvesting
Task(s): Outdoor strawberry harvest
Development start: 2013
Pricing: —–
Manufacturer:
Description
Maintains a structured acreage of strawberries where it tracks growth of the berries, picks when ripe, sanitizes and inspects and then weighs for deposit in consumer packaging. Each B8 Harvester has 16 independently working rotating heads, each carrying eight picking claws for high capacity. The harvester is said to match about 30 manual pickers working in regular outdoor beds. Separate leaf gathering, visual inspection and picking mechanism look complex, but optimise each stage, including clamshell berry cutters that deposit fruit onto an elevator carrying them to an upper deck for retail packing.
Drive train type
It has custom in wheel electric motors, current via a diesel power generator.
Characteristics
It is big and can position itself within 1cm ( ~35ft long, 20ft wide, 15ft tall) and will work with 96, 100, 104 and 128” furrow centers..
Navigation system
Farms are configured from planting till end of season. Navigates via GPS waypoints with Lidar and camera assistance that also does obstacle detection and collision avoidance. Works 24/7 autonomously.
Specifications
| Name robot | Harv B8 |
| Dimensions | 35ft long, 20ft wide, 15ft tall and will work with 96, 100, 104 and 128” furrow centers |
| Turning radius | 5 meter |
| Weight | 11.300 kg |
| Energy source | Diesel power generator |
| Energy stock/range | 60gal / 270 liter of diesel is a 48hr runtime |
| Driveline | Custom in wheel electric motors |
| Output capacity | 8 acres/day (Florida Fields). |
| Navigation system | Farms are configured from planting till end of season. Navigates via GPS waypoints with Lidar and camera assistance that also does obstacle detection and collision avoidance. Works 24/7 autonomously. |
| Pricing | —- |
| Availability (countries) | US |
| Units operational (total end 2022) | 1 |
