INational Science Foundation iklomelise isibonelelo sikahulumeni esingafinyelela ku-$1 million. Izophathwa ngezigaba ezimbili ukuze kuvunwe amarobhothi e-CROO, asekele umgomo wesisekelo sokuphendula isidingo somsebenzi wezolimo ngobuchwepheshe.
Ngokombiko wezindaba, iSigaba Sokuqala Socwaningo Lwebhizinisi Elincane luklomelisa i-Harvest CROO $225,000 ukuze isetshenziswe ocwaningweni oluqhubekayo nokuthuthukiswa kwe innovative robotic sitrobheli picker.
"Sijabule kakhulu futhi sihloniphekile ukuklonyeliswa nge-SBIR Phase I grant," kusho uMark Brown, i-CFO ye-Harvest CROO Robotics. “Ikakhulukazi njengoba ambalwa nje amabhizinisi afaka izicelo axhaswayo.”
Ithimba le-Harvest CROO Robotics lithumele isiphakamiso esinemininingwane yamakhasi angu-20 esihlanganisa nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa inkundla yokukha ama-strawberry ezimele ngokuphelele. Isigaba I siqala ngoDisemba 15 futhi sizoqhubeka kuze kube umhla ka-Nov. 30. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Harvest CROO Robotics izophenya futhi ithuthukise amathuluzi esofthiwe nawezingxenyekazi zekhompuyutha ukuze ihlele iqembu lezinhlelo ezingaphansi zamarobhothi. Umgomo uwukuhlangabezana nesivinini kanye nezidingo zezindleko zesivuni samasitrobheli esikwazi ukuhweba.
"Lolu xhaso lusisiza ukuthi siqhubekisele phambili iphrojekthi," kusho uGary Wishnatzki, umsunguli we-Harvest CROO Robotics kanye nomnikazi we-Wish Farms. "Ukusebenza, emkhakheni, nenkundla yeselula kule sizini yama-strawberry kuzosivumela ukuthi sihlaziye imiphumela futhi sithuthukise intuthuko."
I-Harvest CROO Robotics iyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa futhi ihlole ubuchwepheshe bamuva bamarobhothi ezolimo. I-prototype yesikhi sama-strawberry yadalwa eminyakeni emithathu edlule njengesixazululo esingaba khona embonini yokuntuleka komsebenzi otholakalayo wokuvuna ama-strawberry. I-prototype ingakwazi ukukhomba, ukukhetha nokukha ama-strawberry avuthiwe kuphela, kuyilapho ishiya ama-strawberry angavuthiwe nezitshalo zilimale. Ukusetshenziswa kwalobu buchwepheshe kuzothuthukisa ikhwalithi yamajikijolo akhiwayo, kunciphise ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, futhi kwandise isivuno samasitrobheli okungenani ngamaphesenti ayishumi. Ngokusebenzisa i-prototype ngesizini edlule, izinga lokukha bekuyimizuzwana eyisishiyagalombili ngesitshalo ngasinye. Ngokuthuthuka okwengeziwe kule sizini, lelo zinga kulindeleke ukuthi linciphe ngesigamu.
“Uxhaso luzosivumela ukuthi siqashe abanye abasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe,” kusho uBrown. "Lokhu kuzosisiza ukuthi sixazulule kangcono esinye sezithiyo zokugcina ezisele zokuletha isivuni emakethe."
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-Harvest CROO Robotics, okuhlanganisa namathuba okutshala izimali, thintana info@harvestcroo.com Noma vakashela www.harvestcroorobotics.com.