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I think if robotically trimmed fruits with stems sold for 10% cheaper than slow picked stemless fruits, there'd be no market left for stemless by the time the s
by fiblye 7y ago
I think if robotically trimmed fruits with stems sold for 10% cheaper than slow picked stemless fruits, there'd be no market left for stemless by the time the season is over.
- pedrocr 7y agoIf selling with stems works fine, no doubt. But raspberries detach from stems as they mature so you may end up with a messy box after a while. Or maybe this is just done because it's easy to pick manually by grabbing the fruit and picking with stems works as well. I'll have to try picking some with stems and see what happens.
- whatshisface 7y ago>raspberries detach from stems as they mature If the problem can be reduced to separating objects of different characteristics from a process flow, existing food processing techniques like vibrating belts and air guns can handle it, no need for robot arms.
- pedrocr 7y agoRipe raspberries are very delicate. Some of these small fruits are sometimes picked directly into the final retail boxes to minimize handling. I don't know if you can apply those methods if you're not then processing the fruit further into jams or juices.
- Wohlf 7y agoShipping them like that would probably make it more expensive, lots of wasted space and added weight.