# TRI using generative AI to teach robots; Four Growers on developing harvesting robots

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2023-09-22
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-robots

## Summary

Mike Oitsman reports from the FIRA Agricultural Robotics show, highlighting startups like Burrow, Trick Robotics, and Eggtonomy, while also noting Agility Robotics' new humanoid manufacturing facility. The episode features an interview with Brandon Contino, CEO and co-founder of Four Growers, who explains how his company uses a novel vacuum-based system to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers in greenhouses. Contino details the technical challenges of soft fruit handling, the strategic advantage of indoor environments for rapid iteration, and the company's expansion into AI-driven yield analytics and partnerships with seed giant Syngenta.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=7) Introduction and FIRA Recap
- [5:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=332) Agility Robotics Humanoid Production
- [11:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=714) TRI Generative AI for Robotics
- [13:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=833) FIRA Highlights: Burrow, Trick Robotics, and Eggtonomy
- [28:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=1696) Four Growers: Vacuum Harvesting Technology
- [40:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=2446) Greenhouse Strategy and Data Analytics
- [55:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-09-22-tri-using-generative-ai-to-teach-robots-four-growers-on-developing-harvesting-ro#t=3357) Syngenta Partnership and Future Roadmap

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- Toyota Research Institute (company)
- Burrow (company)
- Trick Robotics (company)
- Eggtonomy (company)
- Four Growers (company)
- Syngenta Seeds (company)
- Carbon Robotics (company)
- FarmWise (company)
- Seed Spider (company)
- Verdant Robotics (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Episode Seven - Agricultural Robotics: Farming for the future](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2021-04-30-episode-seven-agricultural-robotics-farming-for-the-future) (Robot Talk)
- [164. Dyson’s Automated, Self-sustaining Strawberry Farm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-05-164-dysons-automated-self-sustaining-strawberry-farm) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Doing the bees’ work with Thai Sade of BloomX](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-01-18-doing-the-bees-work-with-thai-sade-of-bloomx) (How I Built This)
- [Episode Nineteen: Roopika Ravikanna](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-09-30-episode-nineteen-roopika-ravikanna) (Robot Talk)
- [44. How Computer Vision Is Changing Your World](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-11-16-44-how-computer-vision-is-changing-your-world) (The Next Byte Podcast)

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