Monday, April 13, 2026

A robot can pick mushrooms


 Stefan Glibetic has developed a robot that can pick mushrooms.


He is chief executive officer of Mycionics Incorporated of Kitchener.


There is keen interest from mushroom farms because picking mushrooms by hand is hard work and staff turnover is a constant issue.


Glibertic’s robots have visual sensors to detect which mushrooms are at the desired stage for harvesting and other sensors to guide gentle pincers to pluck the mushrooms.