Fieldwork Robotics launches Fieldworker 1 with Costa trials
Fieldwork Robotics launched Fieldworker 1, an AI-enabled raspberry-harvesting robot, alongside a 12-month farm-trial collaboration with Costa Group.
Evidence notes
- 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.
Company context
Fieldwork Robotics develops selective, adaptive, and modular agricultural harvesting robots, with its clearest commercial focus on autonomous raspberry harvesting. The company is building field-ready soft-fruit harvesting systems aimed at reducing labour dependence, lowering per-berry harvest cost, and improving grower economics across real farm environments.