Cythe
"First in our field"
Washington State company selling a tractor-mounted selective broccoli harvester that uses AI vision and Delta robots, with a 1.5-second cut cycle.
Cythe is an agricultural machinery company based in Burlington, Washington, United States, that markets what it describes as the world's first commercially available selective and robotic broccoli harvester. The company states that its machines are working in fields in the United States, Spain and Poland, and that its technology is covered by multiple patents.
The harvester mounts to a tractor's three-point hitch and is operated through tractor-mounted machine controls. A proprietary vision and AI system identifies broccoli heads and measures crown diameter, so the machine skips undersized heads; the company says this avoids harvesting roughly 15% of heads that are not yet at size. Cutting is performed by Delta robots, with a stated cycle time of 1.5 seconds per head compared with almost four seconds for a human cutter. Forward harvesting speed is up to 1 km/h (0.64 mph), depending on in-line plant spacing. The machine weighs 4,800 kg (10,500 lb), has an auto-leveling, steerable axle and CE/UL-rated electrical components, and can be configured to a grower's planting scheme. The vision system also supports data analysis of the crop.
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Cythe Robotic Broccoli Harvester
Tractor-mounted selective broccoli harvester with AI vision and Delta robot cutters.
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Contact Cythe
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https://www.cythe.com/PHONE
+1 360 708 5474HEADQUARTERS
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