The Oberlin, OH-based operation provides its growers with the automation tools necessary to produce high-quality plants cost-effectively and sustainably.
The deleafing robot, which is designed to mimic the performance of a human while being economically viable, will be tested and evaluated by Dutch growers later this year.
Harvest Automation’s HV-100 robots automate one of the hardest, most labor-intensive jobs at growing operations – plant spacing. With more technology coming, investing in robots could become even more realistic for growers of all sizes.
Harvest Automation’s free robot work offer allows growers to use plant moving robots to alleviate one of the most demanding and repetitive tasks. For Flowerwood Nursery, this has led to higher profit margins with fewer workforce headaches.
The partnership between Harvest Automation and SBI Software will integrate Harvest Automation’s HV-100 plant-moving robots with Harvest Knowledge, a new cloud-based data collection system, and SBI Software’s inventory and production systems.
For Greenhouse Grower’s 30th anniversary look at the future, we spoke to experts in robotics, web technology and production technology to get their opinions on what new opportunities may be in the pipeline for greenhouse growers.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at the grade-school level are turning out more students familiar with engineering and computer technologies.
