Research groups and companies working on Specialty Crop Mechanization/Automation/Robotics – Incomplete List (will be updated)
Research Teams
Carnegie Mellon University – Robotics Institute (Guidance, Crop Load Estimation, Pruning)
China Agricultural University
European Team of Scientists – Sweet Pepper harvesting and Clever Robots for Crops
Hokkaido University, Japan (Harvesting)
Iwate University
National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, UK – Vegetable Harvesting
Pennsylvania State University (Thinning)
Purdue University – Pruning etc.
Queensland University of Technology – Agricultural Robotics Program
University of Arizona – Vegetable thinning, weeding
University of California, Davis – Mobile Robotics, Weeding in Vegetable Crops
University of Minnesota – Harvesting, Crop-load Estimation
University of New South Wales – Harvesting
University of Pennsylvania – UAS, Harvesting
University of Oakland – Robotics Program
University of Florida – Citrus Harvesting
University of Sydney, Australian Center for Field Robotics – Guidance, Fruit Harvesting, Weeding
Washington State University – Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems – Ag Robotics Lab, and Other Labs – Apple Harvesting, Pruning, Weeding, Ground Robotics
Zhejiang University
The Intelligent Sensing and Perception (ISP) group of STIIMA, National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile ( Fernando Auat Cheein)
Robotic/Precision Ag Companies (non-inclusive list; in no particular order)
abberit (WA; Robotic Strawberry Harvesting)
Advanced Avian Abatement – Bird Deterrence with UAS
Agrobot, Spain
Ag Tools (AI-based farming tools)
Aigen Robotics (Weeding, Soil Health)
Bloomfield Robotics (Vineyard scanning, Crop estimation)
Blueriver Technologies (Now acquired John Deere), California
Bosch Smart Farming Group
Burro; Augean Robotics (PA; Vineyard robots including collaborative Harvesting)
BSK Air Tech (Blueberry harvesting technology)
Bumblebee AI (Pollination solutions)
Dropcoptor (https://dropcopter.com/) – UAS for Pollination
Edete (https://www.edetepta.com/) – UAS for pollination
Energid Technologies (Cambridge, MA)
Green Leaf Robotics (http://greenleafrobotics.com),
GUSS (Spray Robots)
Harvest Croo (Robotic Strawberry Harvesting), Florida
Hectre (Orchard Management), New Zealand
Innovate Ag (Ag Data Management and Value Addition)
Koidra (Intelligent Automation)
Mobichamp – The Netherlands
Moog (NY, Ag Robotics including pollination)
Nanovel (Robotic Apple Harvesting)
Panasonic Ag Robotics, Japan (e.g. Tomato Harvesting Robot)
Prospera Technologies (Smart Ag)
Rantizo (Drone-based Spraying)
RE2 (http://www.resquared.com/)
Robolabs inc. (robolabsinc.com)
Robotic Harvesting LLC, Los Angles, CA (http://www.roboticharvesting.com/)
Robotics Plus and Plus group horticulture, New Zealand
Root AI, Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Sickle Innovations (http://www.sickle.in/)
Vandentop, The Netherlands
Verdant Robotics (CA; Ag Robotics; Thinning, Pollination)
Vineland Research (vinelandresearch.com), Canada