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Rubion

Octinion · Belgium

Strawberry-picking robot for tabletop systems; little public evidence of commercial rollout since ~2021, with Octinion's picking activities continuing under picking.technology — commercial status uncertain.

Available in: Belgium

At a glance

Best for

Tabletop strawberry growers facing harvest-labour shortages and tight picking windows.

Avoid if

You grow in soil/matted rows — Rubion is built for tabletop cultivation.

Not suitable for

Field crops, orchards, or any non-tabletop berry system.

Specifications

Power sourceBattery-electric · shift-length runtime
Required tractor powerNot applicable
Dimensions1.50 × 0.90 × 1.60 m
Weight340 kg
Min farm size1 ha tabletop
ProductivityPicks at ~human single-hand rate, 24 h
Max speedAisle travel pace
SensorsStereo vision · ripeness detection · soft gripper
Connectivity4G · harvest analytics dashboard
Compatible toolsPatented soft gripper · onboard punnet handling
Configurations
RubionSingle-arm harvester

Price & ROI

Price (EUR)Not disclosed
Native priceNot disclosed
Price verifiedNot disclosed
Business modelLease / harvest-as-a-service (pilot)
Ongoing costNot disclosed — pilot terms
MaintenanceProvider-serviced during pilot
Payback modelRubion · Octinion
No manufacturer payback figure is published for this machine. The model below uses only your inputs.
Your farm

Farm figures carry across machines; the per-machine rates reset when you open a different listing.

Your result · per year
Labour saved
Inputs saved
Total saved

Payback = machine price ÷ (labour + input savings per year). Every figure above is yours to change. FX is indicative.

Verified outcomes

Each result is a before-to-after figure with a time horizon and a cited source. Independently-verified results are marked separately from vendor-claimed ones.

Harvest labour dependencyLabourper season · Octinion pilot data 2024
partial automationVendor-claimedwas: 100% manual

EU context

CE markingCE marked (pilot units)
EU Machinery RegulationCompliant — Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
AI Act relevanceLimited-risk; ripeness model documented
CAP subsidyEligible under horticulture innovation schemes

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Verified EU dealers
OctinionLeuven, BE
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Evidence

Sources
01Octinion pilot data 2024Vendor-claimed

Specifications cross-checked against manufacturer documentation; listing last verified 2026-07-16.

Demo
Demo video on fileManufacturer-hosted · last checked 2026-07-16
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