HarvestX announces first commercial implementation of its automated strawberry cultivation solution at Hamamatsu Farm

Evidence notes
- HarvestX announced that Shunkado would implement HarvestX as the world's first commercial application at Hamamatsu Farm.
- The company said the pilot plant had been established in May 2024 with support from Hamamatsu City and Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank.
- HarvestX framed the site as a foothold for sales expansion to plant factories struggling with strawberry production and companies entering the category.
Company context
HarvestX is a Japanese agricultural robotics company building automated indoor farming systems for strawberries. Its platform combines robotics, AI, cultivation equipment, sensing and operations software.