Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe) par Finite Robotics

Vue d'ensemble technologique

• Dernière révision : 01/10/2026
• Date de sortie commerciale : June 2026
• Application : Getting to target fruit load weeks earlier, with higher labor efficiency. @

Vue d'ensemble de commercialisation

• Niveau de préparation technologique : 8-9: Test du système, déploiement et opérations
• Unité en service - Global : 3
• Modèle économique : RaaS (Robot as a service)
• Prix : Price per acre OR price per 1000 removals
• Coûts de fonctionnement : Provided as an all-in service cost.

Couverture du marché, distributeurs et fournisseurs de services

• Pays ou marchés adressés :

  Current: Canada
  Short-term: USA, Chile, New Zealand
  Current: Apples and pears.

Performance & Impact Économique

• ROI estimé :

  Immediate. Pricing is below the comparable labor rate, with incremental yield and packout benefits for the grower from earlier thinning completion.

• Économies de produits phytosanitaires :

  Increased labor efficiency. Working to quantify exact range.

• Amélioration du rendement :

  Yield and packout improvement due to getting to crop load count earlier. Working to quantify exact range.

Caractéristiques techniques

• Type de solution : Récolteuse mécanique, Autre
• Source d'énergie : Solar with gasoline backup.
• Puissance de tracteur requise : Currently self-propelled and autonomous.
• Taille :
  • Metric: 200 x 180 x 300 cm
  • Imperial: 79 x 71 x 118 inches
• Poids net : 1,000 kg | 2,200 lbs
• Taille d'exploitation min. (en hectares) : 4 hectares | 9.9 acres
• Débit de Chantier : Orchard dependent
• Vitesse de travail maximale : 4 km/hr | 2.5 mph
• Entraxe : Fixed – 1.7 m | 5.8 ft
• Puissance : N/A

Fonctionnalités et technologies

• Fonctionnalité principale : Finite's robothinner thins fruitlets based on the grower's target - both on total fruit count and on the logic of how to ideally distribute fruit throughout the canopy (e.g. thin to doubles for bitter pit reduction, thin to kings, etc.)
• Logiciel : GPS and vision are built in.
• Connectivité : The robots have integrated Starlink.
• Outils compatibles : The robothinners are provided as a standalone service. There is not a current focus on adding other functions (e.g. tilling, weeding).

Plan de développement

• Prochaine phase de développement : Three robots were built for 2026, and were deployed across 14 different orchards. Currently refining the design for the 2027 season, where the focus will be in determining average acre/day performance and quantifying the yield and packout benefits to growers for earlier thinning.

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