Fieldwork Robotics trials a raspberry-picking robot with Costa Group

lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-07-25

Fieldwork Robotics says its Fieldworker 1 platform can autonomously harvest raspberries at speeds comparable to human workers.

• Berry picking is a difficult robotics problem: the system must detect ripeness, avoid damaging fragile fruit, and keep working in a changing outdoor environment.
• The robot uses custom AI systems and spectral analysis to judge ripeness.
• One operator is designed to supervise multiple robots in the field.
• Fieldwork is already trialing the system with Costa Group, one of Australia’s largest fruit growers.
• The post frames this as another sign that robotic harvesting is moving from research demos into commercial deployments.

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