RobotMe summary
Reservoir and Washington agricultural partners announced an incubator that will let robotics startups test with growers and researchers in orchards, vineyards, and berry fields. The project is meant to expose machines to difficult specialty-crop conditions and help address labor pressure. It extends Reservoir’s field-testing approach beyond its existing Salinas hub.
The Washington effort pairs startups with growers and researchers so machines can be tested in specialty-crop conditions that are harder to reproduce in a lab. Reservoir’s earlier Salinas site provides a model for field testing. The announcement does not yet report which startups will succeed or measured labor savings from the new site.