Working (Robotic) Hands Needed - Mechanical Engineering Faculty

03/12/2023

The crisis due to the departure of foreign agricultural workers following the October 7 massacre caused a severe shortage of helping hands. Among the solutions currently being proposed are a variety of technological developments, including MetoMotion’s robot. The company’s founder Yaniv Maor is a graduate of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

הרובוט של חברת מטומושן בעבודה בחממת עגבניות

According to the company from Yokneam, their GRoW picking robot has been specially designed to work in the crowded spaces of greenhouses, leading to savings of up to 80% in work hours and up to 50% in harvesting and picking costs.

For more information about MetoMotion’s robot and other solutions, read this Ynet article (in Hebrew).

Photo: GRoW robot courtesy of MetoMotion