Sprout
UK-built selective-harvesting robot for green asparagus — self-navigates rows, uses computer vision to identify and measure ripe spears, then cuts and conveys them into onboard trays, letting one supervisor oversee up to ten units at once. Field-trialled since 2021 (Cobrey Farms, Herefordshire) and deployed on a small number of UK asparagus farms through 2024–25. Muddy Machines Ltd announced it was winding down in May 2025 after failing to close a further funding round, and Companies House lists the company as in liquidation as of mid-2026 — the machine is no longer sold, manufactured, or supported.
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