We Pack Blackberries!

For the demo, 1) we placed a plastic berry in a mix of good berries, 2) had >6.5 oz poured out onto a plate, 3) the arm automatically recognized and removed the plastic berry, and 4) the berries were rolled into the shell so it closes without damaging them.

The new AI wave is entering robotics in addition to software. And this allows the cost of robotics to decrease significantly becoming cost effective for farming applications. At BluPe, we are committed to bringing these advancements to farmers, and decided to start with packing blackberries. This will allow harvesters to pick more, and save farmers a significant chunk of money.

For the techies, if it surprises you that people are still packing blackberries on farms, there are lots of other dumb repetative tasks in agriculture that will surpise you as well. In the next 10 years, this kind of low cost robotic system will replace millions of such jobs, and we want to do so in a way that acutally improves peoples lives rather than screw them over.