GR-100 vs Rubion
Two harvesting machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
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.Strawberry-picking robot for tabletop systems; little public evidence of commercial rollout since ~2021, with Octinion's picking activities continuing under picking.technology — commercial status uncertain.
Best for: Tabletop strawberry growers facing harvest-labour shortages and tight picking windows.| GR-100 Verified 2026-07-17 | Rubion Verified 2026-07-16 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Harvesting | Harvesting |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United States | Belgium |
| Availability | Available now | Pilot / limited |
| EU market | Pending | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-16 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric greenhouse platform (details not disclosed) | Battery-electric · shift-length runtime |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled on greenhouse rows) | Not applicable |
| Dimensions | Not disclosed | 1.50 × 0.90 × 1.60 m |
| Weight | Not disclosed | 340 kg |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | 1 ha tabletop |
| Productivity | Up to 43 kg/h (12 g fruit) · 98% ripe-detection precision · 24/7 operation · cart holds 24 crates / 246 kg per session | Picks at ~human single-hand rate, 24 h |
| Max speed | Not disclosed | Aisle travel pace |
| Sensors | Stereo camera array (4–8 stereo cameras reported) for per-plant perception and ripeness detection | Stereo vision · ripeness detection · soft gripper |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Business model | Not disclosed publicly; deployed via direct engagements with growers (fleet operations) | Lease / harvest-as-a-service (pilot) |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed | Not disclosed — pilot terms |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Harvest labour for snack tomatoes −50% labour (vendor-reported) · vendor | Harvest labour dependency partial automation · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | No CE marking published; US manufacturer operating robots in NL greenhouses | CE marked (pilot units) |
| Machinery Regulation | EU market-placement status not verified despite Dutch fleet operations | Compliant — Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 |
| CAP subsidy | Greenhouse harvest automation — not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes | Eligible under horticulture innovation 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.