The Harvest CROO Berry Harvester is a harvest robot by Harvest CROO, priced at $300K-$500K. It is commercially available and deployed on farms worldwide. Compatible crops include strawberries. It delivers up to 40% labor cost reduction.
Harvest CROO Berry Harvester
The Harvest CROO Berry Harvester is an autonomous strawberry harvesting robot developed to address the critical labor shortage facing berry growers across the United States. Using multi-spectral camera vision, it identifies ripe strawberries by color, size, and ripeness level, then gently picks them with 16 robotic arms at a rate of up to 8 berries per second. The robot operates autonomously across strawberry fields, navigating rows without damaging plants or unripe fruit. Each unit can harvest approximately one acre per day, working around the clock to ensure berries are picked at peak ripeness. The system has been commercially deployed in Florida and California, where it helps growers maintain harvest schedules despite increasingly difficult seasonal labor recruitment.
Harvest CROO Berry Harvester Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Speed | 1 acre/day |
| Vision | Multi-spectral cameras |
| Picking Arms | 16 |
| Picking Rate | 8 berries/second |
| Price Range | $300,000 - $500,000 |
| Coverage Area | 1 acre/day per unit |
| Deployment Status | commercial |
Capabilities
Cost of Operation
All figures in USD. Payback estimates assume a 500-acre operation. Methodology →
Purchase price
$300,000 - $500,000
Hand-labor baseline
$1,200/acre
manual harvest labor
Est. payback (500 ac)
~1.3 yrs
vs. manual harvest labor
The math: $1,200/acre (manual harvest labor) × 500 acres × 40% labor reduction = $240,000/yr savings. At purchase price of From $300,000, estimated payback ~1.3 years. How we calculate this →
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Manufacturer
Harvest CROO
Tampa, FL
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