Dogtooth Technologies offers autonomous robotic harvesting solutions for commercial growers, addressing labor shortages with automated picking for glasshouse and polytunnel operations. Their system provides real-time yield and quality data, enabling efficient, continuous harvesting and optimized crop management.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
The agricultural sector faces significant labor shortages, particularly for seasonal harvesting tasks. This reliance on manual labor can lead to inefficiencies, increased costs, and challenges in meeting market demand for fresh produce.
Solution
Dogtooth Technologies provides autonomous robotic harvesting solutions designed to augment existing workforces and address labor gaps. Their fifth-generation robots are engineered for commercial-scale operations, capable of working day and night to increase harvesting efficiency. The system integrates on-board inspection and data analytics to provide real-time yield and quality insights directly to growers. A centralized web portal offers fleet management capabilities, allowing growers to remotely monitor and adjust robot operations for optimized picking strategies. This technology supports standard glasshouse and polytunnel infrastructure, enabling scalable deployment during peak harvest periods.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial growers and agricultural enterprises, particularly those operating in glasshouse and polytunnel environments, who are experiencing labor shortages and seeking to improve harvesting efficiency and data-driven crop management.
Features
- Fifth-generation robotic harvesting units for commercial agricultural applications.
- On-board 360-degree imaging system for detailed berry inspection, assessing mass, ripeness, and identifying defects.
- Real-time yield monitoring through automated berry counting as robots traverse crop rows.
- Web-based fleet management portal for remote control and adjustment of ripeness and grading settings.
- Support for standard tabletop infrastructure in glasshouse and polytunnel environments.
- Capability for continuous operation, including night picking and multiple shifts, to scale with harvest peaks.
- Data analytics providing insights into yield, defect rates, and picking efficiency.