# Nature Fresh Farms partners with Four Growers to harvest greenhouse tomatoes by robot

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/nature-fresh-farms-partners-with-four-growers-to-harvest-greenhouse-d9b34b48
Date: 2022
About: [Four Growers](https://technooptimist.io/companies/four-growers.md) · [GR-100 Tomato Harvester](https://technooptimist.io/agriculture/gr-100.md)
Original source: https://www.fanucamerica.com/case-studies/nature-fresh-farms-revolutionizes-tomato-harvesting-with-robots-ai

Nature Fresh Farms, one of North America's largest greenhouse growers, in Leamington, Ontario, began working with Four Growers on robotic tomato harvesting. The system pairs a FANUC LR Mate arm with Four Growers' AI, which judges ripeness and plans the picking path.

## Key facts

- Nature Fresh says the robots could let it cover twice the acreage with its current staff
- The grower faced labour shortages during a large expansion
- Pepper and cucumber harvesting are planned next

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