Berry Picking Robots: Wish Farms is going all in on AI and automation

Strawberries meet sci-fi in Florida, where Wish Farms just unveiled the Harvest CROO—a robot picker powered by AI and Nvidia chips that can spot ripe berries in milliseconds and harvest 16 to 20 hours a day. With labor shortages and outdated visa programs pushing costs sky-high, this tech could be the game-changer that keeps strawberries affordable. But here’s the packaging twist—if automation scales, consistent year-round supply could stabilize packaging demand, enabling just-in-time box production and reducing overstock waste. For paper packaging, this isn’t just farming news—it’s a forecast for smarter, leaner logistics.https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/berry-picking-robots-wish-farms-is-going-all-in-on-ai-and-automation

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