Is robotic harvesting commercially viable for specialty crops?

Is robotic harvesting commercially viable for specialty crops?
Robotic harvesting for specialty crops is commercially viable in controlled settings, but field performance and cost remain barriers.
Direct answer
Robotic harvesting for specialty crops is approaching commercial viability but is not yet fully there. In controlled indoor tests, systems like the OrBot apple harvester achieve a 100% success rate, but that drops to 75–80% in real orchards due to lighting and fruit variability [1]. For delicate crops like blackberries, soft grippers and advanced vision systems can detect ripe fruit w

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