Kukohwa sitirobheri otomatiki kuri kuitika munzvimbo dzakasarudzwa dzeCalifornia neFlorida, sezvo marobhoti achiwedzera kutengesa uye kusaedza.
Iyo California Polytechnical University's Strawberry Center mukupera kwaNyamavhuvhu yakaita zuva remunda nekuvandudzwa pamidziyo. Zvakanga zvisiri zvemarobhoti chete; mharidzo dzakabva kuvatsvakurudzi dzaisanganisira zvirongwa zvekuvandudzwa kwelygus bug vacuums uye maturusi ekubaya maburi ekuisa mumachira epurasitiki.
"Zvino, kupfuura nakare kose, varimi vestrawberry vari kutarisa tekinoroji yemhinduro," akadaro muongorori John Lin, anotungamira mapurojekiti eStrawberry Center.
Zuva remunda raisanganisira kuvandudzwa kwemapurojekiti ekukohwa sitirobheri kubva kumafemu matatu: Advanced.farm, Harvest CROO neTraptic. Heano mamwe magadzirirwo pane avo vatatu vakohwi, mumashoko evagadziri vavo:
Kukohwa CROO
Mushure memakore akati wandei ebudiriro, boka rekudyara rinotungamirwa naGary Wishnatzki weWish Farms rinotarisira iro robhoti rayo reHarvest CROO richatora chikamu mukukohwa kwekutengesa.
"Tarisiro yedu kuti tichange tichitora musika maberry manyoro mwaka unouya neiyo prototype yatinayo," Wishnatzki akaudza Vegetable Growers News. "Takaita zvekutengesa maberries akagadzirwa mwaka wapfuura, zvishoma, asi tarisiro yedu ndeyekuti tichave tichishandisa zvakanyanya mwaka unouya."
Kana goho rikafamba zvakanaka, boka rinoronga kuvaka diki remichina yegore rinotevera uye kutanga kutengesa chigadzirwa, akadaro.
Iye ndiye muvambi uye maneja mubatsiri weHarvest CROO Robotics, iyo ikozvino inosanganisira mari kubva kumhando muindasitiri iyi, seDriscoll's, Naturipe uye kambani yezvigadzirwa zvekurongedza Sonoco. Wishnaki akati vanoisa mari vanomiririra ingangoita makumi manomwe muzana eUS sitirobheri indasitiri, kuwedzera kune yakavanzika equity.
“Ibasa rokushandira pamwe,” akadaro. Iyo Harvest CROO yakaedzwa-mumunda paG&D Farms, 600-acre Florida sitirobheri purazi raWishnatzki.
Pane kumwe kusiyanisa pakati peKukohwa CROO nemamwe mabhindauko, Wishnatzki akadaro. Chekutanga, Harvest CROO, seTraptic neAdvanced.farm, inovakwa kuti ikohwe minda yestrawberry yakajairwa nevarimi vekuUS, ukuwo vamwe vanogadzira vari kuongorora marobhoti pamwe chete nemichina yekukura yakagadziridzwa semibhedha yakasimudzwa.
"Idzo masisitimu anoshanda chete kana iwe uchikwanisa kutengesa ma berries nemutengo wakakwira kupfuura isu tave kukwanisa kutengesa ma berries," akadaro Wishnatzki. Chechipiri, nepo mamwe mapoka ari kutsanangura mapurojekiti avo se "zviyamuro zvekukohwa," boka rake riri kuyedza kuenderana nekunyatsoita kwevanhu.
"Tiri kuyedza kuzviita kwatinobvisa michero yakawanda sevanokohwa," Wishnatzki akadaro. Iyo Harvest CROO iri kuvandudzwa pamwe nehurongwa hwekuronga ma berries akaipa. “Mumwe munhu akandibvunza kare, kuti ndichazivisa rini kubudirira kweizvi, uye ndakati, 'Kana tave nekuenzanisa nevanhu.' Uye isu ikozvino tinoona nzira kune iyo izvozvi. Nezviito zvekugadzirisa izvi zvatiri kuita zhizha rino, ndinotenda kuti tichave takaenzana nevanhu, saka ndicho chirevo chikuru, kana tangokwanisa kuzviita. Isu hatisati tasvika, asi tiri kuona nzira yeku ... kuvepo nemwaka unotevera. "
Yakavakirwa Florida- uye yekuchamhembe-California-maitiro mibhedha, Harvest CROO inomhanyisa mibhedha mina yakafara.
"Isu tave kukwanisa kubvisa chirimwa mumasekonzi masere - izvo zviri kuchenesa ma berries matatu kubva pachirimwa," Wishnatzki akadaro. “Uye robhoti pacharo rine misoro gumi nenhanhatu… tiri kubvisa zvirimwa gumi nematanhatu mumasekonzi masere.
Varimi vanofarira chirongwa ichi vanokurudzirwa kuti vashanyire harvestcroo.com.
Advanced.farm
Advanced.farm co-muvambi Kyle Cobb akapa inotevera yakanyorwa update kune Vegetable Varimi Nhau:
"Sekuziva kwamunoita, takavhara 7.5 miriyoni Series A kutenderera muna Nyamavhuvhu 2019 neYamaha naKubota sevanotungamira vanoisa mari, vachibatana nevedu vekutanga vembeu-nhanho vatengesi, Catapult Ventures uye Impact Ventures. Panguva iyoyo, takanga takatasva mhepo kubva mumwaka wakabudirira wekunhonga ne 'T6' yedu prototype, semi-autonomous tirakita ine maoko matanhatu erobhoti akagadzirirwa chaizvo kukohwa muvhu sitirobheri. NeT6, takave kambani yekutanga kutengesa marobhoti-akanhonga mastrawberries mumusika mutsva wekutengesa chiteshi.
“Mugore rapfuura, takavakira padanho iri rekuve mutungamiri mukukohwa kwemarobhoti. Takaendesa edu achangobva kugadzirwa eTX marobhoti sitiroberi akohwe munzvimbo dzese dzinokura dziri kukura muCalifornia (Oxnard, Santa Maria neSalinas/Watsonville), uye takashanda nevashambadzi vanotungamira muindasitiri seGoodFarms. Tichishanda pamwe chete nevatinorima navo, takanhonga mazana emapaundi emichero zuva rega rega mumwaka apo kuwanikwa kwevashandi kwaive kwepamusoro-soro. Ticharamba tichishanda neGoodFarms nevamwe mugore rinouya, tichigadzirisa mashandiro emumunda uye tichienderera mberi nekuvandudza mashandiro edu ehunyanzvi (hongu, kuchine tsikidzi dzekugadzirisa!).
“Tinoziva kuti kubudirira kwedu kunoenderana nebudiriro yevarimi. Midziyo yedu yakagadzirwa kuti ishande - isu tinofunga kutevedzera zvirevo zvekuchengetedza chikafu, kuve nyore kudzidzisa vashandisi vatsva uye nyore kugadzirisa - uye yakagadzirirwa kuve inokwanisika. Tine mhando yebhizinesi inoshanduka inobvumira varimi kuhaya michina (nechikwata chedu chinopa gadziriso nerutsigiro) kana kusarudza yekubhadhara-se-iwe-enda, chidimbu-chiyero modhi. Tinoramba tichisangana nematambudziko atinosangana nawo nekuzvininipisa, tichishanda takatarisana nepfudzi pamwe chete nevarimi vatinoshanda navo kuti tigadzirise nekukurumidza sezvatinogona kuunza chigadzirwa kumusika pamwero nekukurumidza.
"Chimwe chezvinhu zvebasa redu chatinonyanya kufarira idanho redu reAdvanced.jobs, iro rinoratidza nzira mbiri dzatiri kushanda nadzo nevarimi vatinoshanda navo kuita shanduko yakanaka kune vashandi vepapurazi: 1) nekuvaka marobhoti ekugadzirisa. mabasa akaoma zvikuru akatarisana nevanhu nhasi, uye 2) nekudzidzisa vashandi vepapurazi nehunyanzvi hunodiwa kutsigira kushanda kwechizvarwa chinotevera chemidziyo yekurima. Varimi vanogamuchirwa kuti vaverenge zvakawanda pamusoro peizvi, uye mamwe misimboti yedu inotungamira, pawebhusaiti yedu, www.advanced.farm.
"Isu tinogara tichitambira dhimoni mumunda, uye tinotambira chero varimi vanofarira kutitumira email pa info@advanced.farm."
Traptic
Imwe kambani yakakokwa kuzuva remunda yaive Traptic, ine vanoisa mari vanosanganisira Homebrew Ventures, K9 Ventures uye Sinovation Ventures, maererano neTraptic's webhusaiti.
Traptic co-muvambi uye CEO Lewis Anderson akataura mupfupi mharidzo mukati mezuva remunda kuti sisitimu iyi inosanganisira patented gripper, yakangwara yekuona system uye inogara yakasimba robhoti nharaunda.
Robhoti reTraptic muchina wechimwe chiitiko, akawedzera.
"Takaratidza kuti hurongwa uhu pamwe chete hunokwanisa kutanha michero yemhando yepamusoro," Anderson akadaro. “Tava mugore redu rechishanu rekushanda mumunda, uye chinonyanya kukosha ndechekuti tanga tichimhanya mazuva ese kwemakore 1.5 apfuura. Takaratidza kugona kumhanya zuva rose, mazuva ese, kwenguva refu. Tiri kubuda kunotanha michero nguva nenguva. Takaedza nguva dzese dzegore, mamiriro ese emumunda, Takaedza mhando dzakasiyana dzezvirimwa, nzvimbo yega yega. Takaedza mumwaka wekutanga, pakati pemwaka, nguva yekupedzisira. Takanga tabuda muOxnard kusvika mukupera kwaMay. Isu takabuda muWatsonville kusvika kupera kwaGunyana. Uye zvakanyanya kukosha, takawana nzira yekukohwa bheri rega rega papurazi nemutengo mumwe chete kana wakaderera pane zvauri kubhadhara izvozvi, uye nenzira inowedzera goho rako rose.
Anderson akawedzera kuti boka iri riri kuwedzera kuwanikwa kwemarobhoti.
"Tiri kutanga kutumirwa kwakakura nekukurumidza, saka kana uri murimi, huya utaure nesu nezvekuita zvekutengesa," akadaro. "Tiri kuwana chimbadzo chakawanda uye tinoda kukukodzerai. Huya utaure neni nezvekuti tingakohwa sei berry rega rega papurazi rako, nemari yakatarwa patireyi."
Varimi vanokurudzirwa kubata kambani paLewis@Traptic.com kana 760-845-8171, akadaro.
- Stephen Kloosterman, shamwari mupepeti