Grande vs GRoW
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.Israeli dual-arm greenhouse robot that harvests vine tomatoes on pipe-rail systems using an AI 3D vision system, developed with Dutch greenhouse-tech partner Ridder. Running in Dutch greenhouses — validated at grower Lans in the 2025 NPPL-R trial by Wageningen UR (up to ~90% of eligible vines harvested, operator supervision still required) and picking ToBRFV-resistant varieties at Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo greenhouse.
Best for: Large Dutch-style vine-tomato greenhouses on pipe rails wanting to automate harvest labour, with tolerance for a validation-stage machine that needs supervision and a crop structure adapted to robotic picking.| Grande Verified 2026-07-19 | GRoW Verified 2026-07-17 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Harvesting | Harvesting |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United States | Israel |
| Availability | Available now | Pilot / limited |
| EU market | Pending | CE-marked |
| 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 | Electric, self-propelled on greenhouse pipe rails |
| Required tractor power | Not applicable | Not required (pipe-rail trolley platform) |
| Dimensions | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | Not disclosed (targets large commercial greenhouses) |
| 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) | WUR NPPL-R 2025: up to ~90% of vines meeting crop criteria harvested; cycle-time figures not published |
| 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 | AI 3D vision system with high-resolution colour imaging for truss detection and ripeness |
| 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 | Direct from MetoMotion / via partner Ridder (NL); demo-request sales process, commercial terms not published |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed — no Grande-specific ongoing-cost information found in accessible sources | Not disclosed |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | — No verified outcome | Vine tomato harvest success (vines meeting crop criteria) ~90% harvest success · independent |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | No CE marking verifiable as of July 2026 | CE status not published; operates in Dutch commercial greenhouses |
| Machinery Regulation | Not established for the EU market; conformity under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 would be required for EU sales | Placed on the EU market with partner Ridder; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions apply |
| 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.