Fieldworker 1
About
About Fieldworker 1
Fieldworker 1 uses four picking arms operating in parallel along raspberry rows. AI-enhanced three-dimensional cameras assess berry position and ripeness, including spectral information intended to reduce subjective colour judgement, before compliant picking mechanisms remove suitable fruit without crushing it.
The modular platform is designed to work alongside human pickers and to operate in fleets supervised by one person. Harvest records can provide growers with predictable cost and productivity information across varieties and field conditions. Fieldwork has tested the robot in Europe and Australia and is moving from technical validation into farm adoption through collaborations with growers and autonomous-platform partners.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- Crop harvesting
Claimed - Fieldworker 1 is introduced as Fieldwork Robotics’ autonomous harvesting model for raspberry picking.
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Timeline
- Fieldwork Robotics launches Fieldworker 1 with Costa trials
2024-08-29 - Product Launch - Fieldwork Robotics launched Fieldworker 1 on August 29, 2024, saying the redesigned robot could harvest raspberries at human-comparable speed and quality. The AI-enabled model is intended to give growers a predictable cost per berry and improve control over seasonal harvesting costs. Costa Group agreed to host 12 months of trials at Australian berry farms, with field testing scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025.
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