Automation projects to enhance labor efficiency is a key research priority for California strawberry growers. In an era where competition for agricultural labor is fierce, California strawberry growers have prioritized the exploration of automation and mechanization to help improve labor efficiencies.
Through a collaboration with the Cal Poly Strawberry Center, CSC staff work with faculty and students on projects to advance mechanization and robotics to automate tasks typically done with human labor.
In 2018, we held the inaugural Strawberry Automation Summit, in which several companies focused on automation technology for labor savings spoke to growers, shippers and industry members to provide an update on various projects.