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Harvest CROO B-4 robotic strawberry harvester

Robotic strawberry harvester rolls out in Florida

The Harvest CROO B-4 robotic strawberry harvester is now crawling across fields around Plant City, Florida, as a functioning model that is about another season away from becoming a commercial product.

The harvester is the brainchild of berry baron Gary Wishnatzki of Wish Farms. The company recently hosted a field day to show off the behemoth.

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