Grande vs GR-100
Two harvesting machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Larger "pallet-scale" sibling of the base Burro cart — carries up to 680 kg (1,500 lb) and tows up to roughly 2,270 kg (5,000 lb) on flat terrain, versus the base Burro's ~227 kg (500 lb) capacity, aimed at nursery and orchard/vineyard operations moving pallets or loaded trailers through rows and corridors without a driver. Distinct from Burro's newer, higher-power "Grande 44" (44 hp, pre-order, deliveries H2 2026), which supersedes Grande at the top of the range.
Best for: Nursery, orchard and vineyard operations that need to move pallets or loaded trailers over long corridors and rows autonomously, and need more capacity than the base people-scale Burro.Pittsburgh-built autonomous greenhouse tomato harvester running the first operational robot fleets in Dutch greenhouses — snack, plum and cherry tomatoes picked by suction with stereo vision at up to 43 kg/h and 98% ripe-detection precision. Fits existing commercial greenhouses with minimal modification; used by grower Westburg and at Syngenta's TomatoVision research facility.
Best for: Large glasshouse tomato operations in the Netherlands or US wanting fleet harvesting of snack/cherry tomatoes plus per-row yield heatmaps and forecasting.| Grande Verified 2026-07-19 | GR-100 Verified 2026-07-17 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Harvesting | Harvesting |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United States | United States |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | Pending |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-17 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric (Burro platform); exact capacity not disclosed for Grande specifically | Battery-electric greenhouse platform (details not disclosed) |
| Required tractor power | Not applicable | Not required (self-propelled on greenhouse rows) |
| Dimensions | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | Carries up to 680 kg (1,500 lb); tows up to ~2,270 kg (5,000 lb) on relatively flat terrain (per AgFunderNews' Series-B coverage, agfundernews.com "With a fresh $24m, Burro grows from people- to pallet-scale", Jan 2024) | Up to 43 kg/h (12 g fruit) · 98% ripe-detection precision · 24/7 operation · cart holds 24 crates / 246 kg per session |
| Max speed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Sensors | Autonomy via the Burro Operating System (follow-me and waypoint modes, as on the base Burro's vision + GPS platform); Grande-specific sensor hardware not disclosed in reached sources | Stereo camera array (4–8 stereo cameras reported) for per-plant perception and ripeness detection |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Business model | Buy per unit via Burro (direct) — RFQ / Request for Quote pricing, no published price found; Burro Operating System fleet software included | Not disclosed publicly; deployed via direct engagements with growers (fleet operations) |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed — no Grande-specific ongoing-cost information found in accessible sources | Not disclosed |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | — No verified outcome | Harvest labour for snack tomatoes −50% labour (vendor-reported) · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | No CE marking verifiable as of July 2026 | No CE marking published; US manufacturer operating robots in NL greenhouses |
| Machinery Regulation | Not established for the EU market; conformity under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 would be required for EU sales | EU market-placement status not verified despite Dutch fleet operations |
| CAP subsidy | Not applicable without EU availability | Greenhouse harvest automation — not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes |
"—" means the manufacturer has not disclosed the figure; we never estimate silently. Model either machine's payback with your own numbers on its ROI calculator page.