Indexed placement
Repeatable package positions allow the arms to place fruit without searching for the package opening.
Prototype two · co-developed
Packager and case logistics
The Harvester fills retail packages. The Packager exchanges the completed case-tray and returns it to HIVE without interrupting the complete farm workflow.
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Sixteen-package case-tray
Fruit enters its retail package in the field.
The reference case-tray uses a four-by-four arrangement of standard packages. Each position is indexed, sensed, and weighed so the system can record occupancy, package weight, and the history of every accepted fruit.
Per-package record
Weight, occupancy, plant association, time, and case identity remain linked.
Cleanable surfaces
Food-contact and adjacent components are designed around drainage, removal, and sanitation.
Near-full dispatch
The Packager arrives before the Harvester stops.
When the final package begins filling, HIVE dispatches the Packager. The exchange interface is intended to self-align, lock, transfer the completed cassette, install an empty cassette, confirm identity, and release.
The trailer and Packager must share the Harvester’s field path, track adjustment, clearance assumptions, and turning envelope.
Dedicated transport robot
A related machine, optimized for material flow.
The Packager does not need harvesting manipulators. It needs reliable docking, a protected case-transfer mechanism, enough carrying capacity for the chosen workflow, and unambiguous status communication to HIVE.
1 signalNear-full event begins dispatch
2-wayFull case out, empty case in
LocalRouting and exchange orchestrated by HIVE
TraceableCase identity maintained through pallet staging