Organifarms develops autonomous harvesting robots for controlled-environment agriculture, with an initial focus on strawberry production in greenhouses and vertical farms. Founded in 2021 and based in Germany, the company is led by co-CEOs Dominik Feiden and Hannah Brown. Their flagship system, BERRY, automates the complete post-harvest workflow including picking, quality control, and packaging operations.
The BERRY robot addresses persistent labor availability challenges in greenhouse operations by enabling continuous 24/7 harvesting cycles throughout the year. The system integrates perception, manipulation, and assessment capabilities to handle the mechanical constraints of strawberry harvesting - a crop requiring careful handling and precise force control. By consolidating harvest, inspection, and packaging into a single autonomous platform, the technology targets operational cost reduction in labor-intensive horticultural production.
The technical scope spans robotic manipulation in unstructured agricultural environments, real-time quality assessment systems, and autonomous navigation within greenhouse infrastructure. Organifarms positions its approach around making previously marginal crops economically viable through automation, particularly for operations where labor costs represent a significant fraction of total production expenses. The company's work operates at the intersection of mobile robotics, computer vision for agricultural phenotyping, and end-effector design for delicate biological materials.