The Sweeper consortium was invited to hold the first live demonstration of its new sweet pepper harvesting robot at the De Tuindershoek greenhouse horticulture firm in IJsselmuiden. The so-called ‘Sweeper robot’ is the world’s first harvesting robot for sweet peppers to be demonstrated in a commercial greenhouse.

First demonstration of new sweet pepper harvesting robot in the greenhouse

The Sweeper consortium was invited to hold the first live demonstration of its new sweet pepper harvesting robot at the De Tuindershoek greenhouse horticulture
A consortium of three companies, Ecoation, Metazet FormFlex and Micothon, has launched a new robot for scouting plants in greenhouses.

Robot for scouting plants in greenhouses

A consortium of three companies, Ecoation, Metazet FormFlex and Micothon, has launched a new robot for scouting plants in greenhouses. Revolutionary patented sensors register
Thanks to the unique pull wire installation robot, working at great heights and installation faults are no longer an issue.

Unique pull wire installation robot

Thanks to the unique pull wire installation robot, working at great heights and installation faults are no longer an issue. Nowadays no greenhouse is
ISO Robot Plug Planting Machine

Plant small plants with robot arms

The ISO Robot Plug Planting Machine is a machine with robot arms that can plant small plants in the ground from a plug tray.
The new smart packing line from WPS consists of five individual modules, all members of the SmartStaff robot family.

Smart packing line for potted plants

The new smart packing line from WPS consists of five individual modules, all members of the SmartStaff robot family. Modules can be combined based
ISO Group Cutting and TransPlanter

ISO Group unveils combination machine for cutting planting and transplanting

At the coming World Trade Fair for Horticulture at IPM in Essen, scheduled for 23 up to and including 26 January 2018, the ISO
The robot sets down pots with young orchid plants on mobile benches, where they are grown on until they are ready for sale.

Robot automatically spaces young pot orchids right distance apart

Orchid nursery Hazeu Orchids in Delfgauw in the Netherlands has robotised part of its internal transport system. The robot sets down pots with young
Synthetic colors as the harvesting robot identifies different parts of the plants

Artificial 3D pepper model for harvesting robot

In the European SWEEPER project, efforts are being made to create a sweet pepper harvesting robot. Part of this project is the development of
‘Fewer neck and shoulder complaints and always a uniform quality.’

‘Fewer neck and shoulder complaints and always a uniform quality.’

Leo van den Harg, of the potted rose nursery in Vierpolders that bears his name, bought a Rombomatic ten years ago: a combination of
‘An integrated robot doesn’t need to be more expensive than a conventional machine.’

‘An integrated robot doesn’t need to be more expensive than a conventional machi...

‘We won’t even begin to consider developing a solution if the pay-back time is longer than three and a half years,’ says Piet Oomen,
‘The introduction of robots requires industrial thinking.’

‘The introduction of robots requires industrial thinking.’

Millions of products are grown in the horticulture industry, of which none resembles the other. Not only that, growers tend to harvest their crops
Waiting for the horticulture robot

Waiting for the horticulture robot

Robots appear to be the best solution to combat the rising cost of labour. After all, they can work 24 hours a day, without