Gen 5 Strawberry Harvesting Robot 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.
Cambridge-built autonomous strawberry picker running commercially as picking-as-a-service — 50+ robots deployed in the UK and internationally, picking tabletop strawberries by night and day. Raised £14m in July 2026 to scale the fleet.
Best for: Tabletop strawberry growers on pipe rails (≥55 cm spacing) in the UK, Australia or California who cannot recruit seasonal pickers.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.| Gen 5 Strawberry Harvesting Robot Verified 2026-07-16 | GR-100 Verified 2026-07-17 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Harvesting | Harvesting |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | United States |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | Pending |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-17 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric · 8 h swappable Li-ion, ~400 W draw | Battery-electric greenhouse platform (details not disclosed) |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled on pipe rails/rows) | Not required (self-propelled on greenhouse rows) |
| Dimensions | 2.4 × 0.7 × 1.8 m | Not disclosed |
| Weight | 400 kg | Not disclosed |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | ~200 kg/day per robot · 80–90% extraction rate · machine-made waste <2.5% | 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 | Stereo vision picking arms · 5-camera onboard grading unit · onboard lighting for night work | 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 | Picking-as-a-service (RaaS); ~£30k/unit hardware figure reported but not a public list price | Not disclosed publicly; deployed via direct engagements with growers (fleet operations) |
| Ongoing cost | Service contract per harvest season (terms not disclosed) | Not disclosed |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Picking labour Robot picks ~200 kg/day, up to 16 h with battery swap incl. night shifts · vendor | Harvest labour for snack tomatoes −50% labour (vendor-reported) · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | No CE marking published — operates in UK (UKCA regime), AU and US | No CE marking published; US manufacturer operating robots in NL greenhouses |
| Machinery Regulation | Not verified for EU market placement | EU market-placement status not verified despite Dutch fleet operations |
| CAP subsidy | Not applicable — service not offered in the EU | 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.