In The Next Fruit 4.0 project, we not only focus on technology but also pay attention, in the Economic Validation & Adoption of Innovation Work Package, to the socio-economic impact…
The multifunctional orchard robot use-case has achieved remarkable success in the development of an efficient gripper and detection system tailored for pear picking. Traditionally, research activities on orchard harvesting robots…
In the Crop & Quality Management Work Package of The Next Fruit 4.0-project, the team focuses on making data applicable to the real-life operations of fruit farming. The objective is…
In the Cooldata Work Package of The Next Fruit 4.0 project, we are working on identifying the added value of non-destructive measurements. This involves photography, Near InfraRed (NIR) and Microwave…
We are excited to announce that we have two new members to the Orchard of the Future Program Leadership Team: Julia Terlinchamp of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and…
In the future, fruit-growing companies will not be able to flourish without precision applications. These applications are needed to make cultivation more sustainable at the same time optimizing production. (more…)
In February 2021 partners in Washington state and the Netherlands signed a collaboration agreement focused on the Orchard of the Future. With this agreement the partners, 25 in total, expressed…