TechBrew has developed a vision-guided robot capable of picking, trimming, and placing mushrooms in boxes. The robot attaches to the farm’s existing shelving, eliminating the need for changes to infrastructure. They are transportable, moving easily between growing rooms when needed. To date, two limited-scope demonstrations have been completed on two farms. Both went exceptionally well, achieving the goal of 95% successful pick rate. The next step is to harvest a 3-flush growth cycle on our partner farm. This will demonstrate completely autonomous operation of the harvesting system including thinning, stem trimming, packaging, and conveyance out of the growing room. Read More

Mycionics’ globally patented robotic harvesting system continually picks, packs, and weighs mushrooms that meet fresh market quality and size requirements. Based on the farmer’s harvesting requirements, such as desired mushroom sizes, stem length, quality, harvesting schedule, and more, our mobile robotic harvester scans the mushroom beds, picks the desired mushrooms, trims the stems, and intelligently packs the mushrooms into boxes where they can be retrieved by the farm operators. In addition to our system’s harvesting capabilities, the data collection provides valuable insight into the farms existing growing and harvesting metrics, leading to better agronomic, commercial, and operational solutions for the farm. Read More