April 17, 2015CROO Robotics Is Developing A Robotic Strawberry Picker

Harvest CROO Robotics is developing and beginning to test the?latest technology for agricultural robotics — an automated strawberry picker. The farming?industry, nationwide, has felt the pain and unreliability of human labor. Over $750 million per?year is spent in the U.S. picking strawberries alone.?Gary Wishnatzki, Co-Founder of Harvest CROO and owner of Wish Farms, sees first hand, as a?member of the agricultural industry, the imminent need for an automated system for harvesting?strawberries.?“I charged our engineers with the task of creating a ‘picker’ that does not require a grower to?radically change the way they currently grow,” said Wishnatzki. “That is the major reason other?robotic harvesters have not yet been commercialized.”?Harvest CROO machines will pick on traditional strawberry beds. Chief Technical Officer and?Co-Founder, Bob Pitzer, took to the fields to study and observe the way human pickers harvest?strawberries. With that information, he began outlining and conceptualizing the first prototype,?which mimics the ways humans currently pick.?“With robotic manipulation, our biggest challenge is minimizing time,” said Pitzer. “Based on?our observations, our goal was to develop robots to pick as many berries as possible while?utilizing conservation of motion.”?In Phase I, $1 million was raised through qualified investors, including seven from the?strawberry industry. In Phase II, Harvest CROO is seeking to raise $1.5 million to build the next?version, the Alpha unit, which will be the predecessor to a production model. The Alpha will not?only pick, but also place the berries into consumer packs.?Harvest CROO has a utility patent and a provisional patent filed.?To learn more about Harvest CROO, including current career opportunities for experienced?engineers, contact info@harvestcroo.com.

CROO Robotics正在逐步发展为草莓采摘机器人

4月17日，2015CROO机器人正在开发一种机器人草莓选择器

嘉实醒脑开窍机器人技术正在开发，并开始测试最新技术，农业机器人 - 自动化的草莓选择器？养殖？产业，在全国范围内，已经感受到了痛苦和人类劳动的不可靠性。超过$ 750个万美元？每年花费仅在美国的采摘草莓。加里Wishnatzki，联合创始人收获醒脑开窍的愿望农场和业主，看到第一手资料，作为？农业产业的成员，迫切需要一种自动化系统收获？草莓？“我收取了我们的工程师创建不需要种植者？从根本上改变他们目前发展方式的”机械手“的任务，”Wishnatzki说。 “那是另一个主要的原因是什么？机器人收割机尚未商业化。”？嘉实醒脑开窍机将搭载传统的草莓床。首席技术官和？联合创始人鲍勃·匹兹学院，走上田间地头研究和观察方式的人采摘收获？草莓。有了这些信息，他开始勾画和概念化的第一个原型，？它模仿人类目前挑？的方式“通过机器人操作，我们最大的挑战是减少的时间，”皮策说。 “根据？我们的观察，我们的目标是开发机器人采摘尽可能多的浆果，同时尽可能？利用节约运动。”？在第一阶段，$ 1万美元通过合格投资者被提出，其中包括7名来自？草莓产业。在第二阶段，收获醒脑开窍正在寻求筹集$ 150万打造下？版，阿尔法单元，这将是前身为一个生产模式。阿尔法不会？只能挑，而且也将浆果为消费者包？嘉实醒脑开窍拥有实用新型专利和临时专利申请。？要了解更多关于嘉实醒脑开窍，包括有经验？工程师目前的职业机会，联系信息@ harvestcroo.com