The snack tomato harvesting robot from inaho is now operating at commercial-ready standards, following a third season of field trials with Dutch grower Kwekerij Duijvestijn.
Two new-generation robots were installed at Duijvestijn's greenhouse for a one-month intensive evaluation conducted alongside the inaho team. Since August, the robots have been operating independently under the grower's control and are scheduled to remain in daily use through the end of the season.
Thanks to inaho's Robot as a Service (RaaS) model, this technology requires no upfront investment, while enabling growers to cut labor demand by over 45%. "The running cost is comparable to that of manual labor, making it a practical and scalable solution", says Managing Director Yu Mizuki with inaho. "It offers a low-barrier, high-impact approach to automating snack tomato harvesting in high-tech greenhouses."
The company is offering its robot to the market and has only 5 trial slots available for 2026.
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Key results
After years of development and testing, the robot has reached the technical and operational level required for commercial rollout, according to inaho. Harvesting rate improved from around 15% to over 45%. A threefold increase, allowing human workers to handle two additional rows per day. Speed nearly doubled, reaching 20 kg per hour. With this rate, 4 robots can cover approximately 1 hectare. Also important is the robot's operational stability, says Mizuki. "The robots ran smoothly with no major failures and are currently in daily use by the grower."
"This season, our on-site team operated two of inaho's robots directly", shares Nick with Kwekerij Duijvestijn. "The system was very intuitive and easy to use, which gave us a clear sense of how it could fit into our actual production workflow. It's clear that the technology has made solid progress, and productization is getting close. We also appreciate the RaaS (Robot as a Service) model, which allows us to adopt the technology without a large upfront investment, unlike many other high-cost robot solutions on the market."
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Limited trial opportunity
Inaho is now inviting a very limited number of snack tomato growers to participate in a one-month field trial during the 2026 season. Only 5 trial slots are available. This is not a general release. It is a closed, small-scale pre-commercial program, and robot availability is limited.
Participants will be selected based on operational fit and readiness. Priority will be given to early applicants.
"As of now, discussions have already started with a few growers with whom we have strong existing relationships. The remaining slots are limited, and early action is highly recommended", says Mizuki. Early partners get exclusive benefits they won't get later, states the Managing Director. Among these benefits are preferential pricing, fixed before market expansion, and priority access to robots, both for 2026 and future commercial rollout. Furthermore, growers have time to adapt greenhouse operations and team workflows for robot integration and will have direct input to co-develop final product features and environment fit.
Priority will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up here.
For more information:
Yu Mizuki
inaho Europe B.V.
+31 6 8389 6035
[email protected]
https://www.inaho.co/en
