This program was initiated in response to industry cost of production data showing labour as the number one expense for grower operations.
Current projects include:
- Development of an Automated Vegetable Packing System
- Development of Gripper Tools for Automated Handling of Horticultural Produce
- Development of Wireless Irrigation Sensing and Decision Making Systems
- Development and Commercialization of an Automated Planting System
- Development and Commercialization of an Automated Potted Plant Packaging System
- Development and Commercialization of Automation Technologies to Aid Mushroom Harvesting