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Harvesting · Fully autonomous

FAR Flying Autonomous Robots

Israeli tethered flying robots that pick tree fruit — apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums and pears — with AI vision selecting only ripe fruit and logging weight, colour and geolocation per fruit. Commercially harvesting with Rivoira Group in Italy, HMC Farms in California/Washington and Unifrutti in Chile, primarily as picking-as-a-service paid per harvested tonne; machine purchase offered since late 2023. Raised an $18M Series C in March 2026 with Kubota among investors.

Available in: Italy · United States

At a glance

Best for

Large orchard operations (apples, stone fruit, pears) in Tevel's active regions wanting to replace scarce seasonal picking crews with a per-tonne harvest service that also delivers per-fruit data.

Avoid if

You run a small orchard or are outside Italy, the US West Coast, Chile or Israel — deployments are large-grower partnerships, not an off-the-shelf product.

Not suitable for

Berries, vegetables, vineyards and field crops; growers needing published pricing or a self-operated machine with local dealer support.

Specifications

Power sourceElectric — tethered drones powered and coordinated from a mobile ground platform
Required tractor powerGround platform moves through the orchard; drones are platform-tethered
DimensionsNot disclosed
WeightNot disclosed
Min farm sizeNot disclosed (deployments are large commercial orchards)
Productivity24/7 harvesting capability; per-unit picking rate not disclosed
Max speedNot disclosed
SensorsAI computer vision per drone — ripeness, size, colour grading and disease detection on each fruit; per-fruit weight and geolocation logging
ConnectivityGrower dashboard with quantity, weight, colour grading, ripeness, diameter, timestamp and geolocation of every fruit picked
Compatible toolsSuction-arm flying picking units operating in fleets from a mobile platform; gentle grip-and-rotate detachment
Configurations
FAR fleet on mobile platformMultiple tethered flying pickers per ground unit; deployed with partners (e.g. Darwin Harvesting Group in Italy)

Price & ROI

Price (EUR)Not disclosed
Native priceNot disclosed
Price verifiedNot disclosed
Business modelPrimarily harvesting-as-a-service on multi-year plans, paid in €/tonne pegged to direct picking labour cost; revenue shared with regional service partners. Direct purchase offered since Q3 2023.
Ongoing costPer-tonne service fee (rates not published)
MaintenanceOperated and maintained under the service model by Tevel and partners
Payback modelFAR Flying Autonomous Robots · Tevel Aerobotics Technologies Ltd
No manufacturer payback figure is published for this machine. The model below uses only your inputs.
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Your result · per year
Labour saved
Inputs saved
Total saved

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Verified outcomes

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Total harvesting costCostper season · AgFunderNews — Tevel wins World Ag Expo award
−20–30% total costVendor-claimedManual seasonal picking crews → Autonomous flying-picker fleets on a per-tonne service
Harvest data granularityPrecision & accuracyper harvest · FreshPlaza — robots as a service, pay per harvested kilo
Per-fruit weight, colour grade, ripeness, diameter and geolocation logged at pickingVendor-claimedwas: Bin-level estimates from manual picking

EU context

CE markingCE status not published; operating commercially in Italian orchards with Rivoira Group
EU Machinery RegulationEU deployments via service partners; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions apply, drone elements may engage additional EU rules
AI Act relevanceLimited-risk; on-drone computer vision for ripeness and disease detection
CAP subsidyHarvest automation — not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes

Get it

Verified EU dealers
Tevel Aerobotics Technologies (direct)Gedera, IL
Darwin Harvesting Group (service partner serving Rivoira Group)Italy (Rivoira, Verzuolo)
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Evidence

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Specifications cross-checked against manufacturer documentation; listing last verified 2026-07-17.

Demo
Demo video on fileManufacturer-hosted · last checked 2026-07-17
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