First fleet of Four Growers tomato-harvesting robots goes to work at Dutch grower Westburg

Four Growers/GR-100 Tomato Harvester

Several Four Growers robots are now harvesting snack, plum and cherry tomatoes at Westburg's greenhouse in the Netherlands. They use a FANUC arm and suction picking, and the grower says the first robot was ready to harvest a week after installation.

• Four Growers says the robots achieve up to 50% labour savings
• A cucumber-harvesting robot that does not use suction is planned for next year