BERRY 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.
German greenhouse strawberry harvesting robot from Konstanz-based Organifarms — detects ripeness with image recognition, cuts fruit at the stem without touching it, and packs directly into store-ready punnets with onboard weighing. Navigates greenhouse pipe rails autonomously and swaps crates itself, running 24/7 on batteries.
Best for: Greenhouse and vertical-farm strawberry growers in the DACH region wanting a picking robot that also handles quality grading and punnet packing in one pass.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.| BERRY 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 | Germany | Israel |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | CE-marked | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric · 24 h operation on swappable modern batteries | Electric — tethered drones powered and coordinated from a mobile ground platform |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled on greenhouse pipe rails) | 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 | Onboard storage up to 20 kg / ~20 punnets before emptying; picking rate not disclosed | 24/7 harvesting capability; per-unit picking rate not disclosed |
| Max speed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Sensors | Image-recognition cameras for ripeness and quality detection · onboard weighing per punnet | 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 | Direct from Organifarms; low-cost in-greenhouse trial programme before purchase/deployment | 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, grading and packing labour One robot harvests, grades and packs store-ready punnets 24/7 · vendor | Total harvesting cost −20–30% total cost (vendor claim) · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | CE status not published; German manufacturer operating in EU greenhouses | CE status not published; operating commercially in Italian orchards with Rivoira Group |
| Machinery Regulation | Placed on the EU market by Organifarms GmbH; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions apply | 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.