GR-100 vs FAR Flying Autonomous Robots
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.Israeli tethered flying robots that pick tree fruit — apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums and pears — with AI vision selecting only ripe fruit and logging weight, colour and geolocation per fruit. Commercially harvesting with Rivoira Group in Italy, HMC Farms in California/Washington and Unifrutti in Chile, primarily as picking-as-a-service paid per harvested tonne; machine purchase offered since late 2023. Raised an $18M Series C in March 2026 with Kubota among investors.
Best for: Large orchard operations (apples, stone fruit, pears) in Tevel's active regions wanting to replace scarce seasonal picking crews with a per-tonne harvest service that also delivers per-fruit data.| GR-100 Verified 2026-07-17 | FAR Flying Autonomous Robots 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 | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric greenhouse platform (details not disclosed) | Electric — tethered drones powered and coordinated from a mobile ground platform |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled on greenhouse rows) | Ground platform moves through the orchard; drones are platform-tethered |
| Dimensions | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | Not disclosed (deployments are large commercial orchards) |
| Productivity | Up to 43 kg/h (12 g fruit) · 98% ripe-detection precision · 24/7 operation · cart holds 24 crates / 246 kg per session | 24/7 harvesting capability; per-unit picking rate not disclosed |
| Max speed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Sensors | Stereo camera array (4–8 stereo cameras reported) for per-plant perception and ripeness detection | AI computer vision per drone — ripeness, size, colour grading and disease detection on each fruit; per-fruit weight and geolocation logging |
| 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) | Primarily harvesting-as-a-service on multi-year plans, paid in €/tonne pegged to direct picking labour cost; revenue shared with regional service partners. Direct purchase offered since Q3 2023. |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed | Per-tonne service fee (rates not published) |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Harvest labour for snack tomatoes −50% labour (vendor-reported) · vendor | Total harvesting cost −20–30% total cost (vendor claim) · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | No CE marking published; US manufacturer operating robots in NL greenhouses | CE status not published; operating commercially in Italian orchards with Rivoira Group |
| Machinery Regulation | EU market-placement status not verified despite Dutch fleet operations | EU deployments via service partners; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions apply, drone elements may engage additional EU rules |
| CAP subsidy | Greenhouse harvest automation — not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes | 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.