Robotic Lights-Out Crop Handling
End-to-end robotics covering sowing, transplanting, harvesting and packing removes human contact from the grow cycle, enabling continuous unattended operation and far longer post-harvest shelf life.
Developed mainly in: Australia and NorwayImpacting: North America, Europe and Australia
Himmelgrønt AS, a joint venture of Coop Norge and agritech firm Avisomo, operates a hydroponic vertical farm near Gardermoen, Norway, where robotics co-developed with research institute SINTEF handle every step from sowing to packing with no human contact. The operator reports packaging innovations extend salad shelf life from 2–4 weeks to roughly 12.
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- Australian vertical farming firm raises $45m, opens Melbourne site, plans California farm
Businessnewsaustralia · 14 Oct 2026
- Fully automated Norwegian vertical farm reports twelve-week shelf life for packaged greens
Hortibiz · 6 Oct 2026
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