Press Release
HarvestX Inc.
Contact: media@harvestx.jp

Dec 21, 2022

HarvestX, an automated strawberry cultivation solution
to be provided sequentially from summer 2023
HarvestX, Inc. has developed a new robot, XV3, and will begin offering the HarvestX,
automated strawberry cultivation solution in the summer of 2023.
HarvestX is a solution that automates plant management, pollination, and harvesting in thestrawberry production process at plant factories to achieve stable production.
HarvestX, Inc. has been developing prototypes of automated pollination and harvesting
robots (XV1 and XV2), and has now developed a new robot, XV3, with higher work efficiency
than the previous demonstration models. This will enable the development of the HarvestX
service, an automated strawberry cultivation solution, which will be available in the summerof 2023.

Features of HarvestX, an automated strawberry cultivation solution
Automated pollination and monitoring with robots and AI realize stable production and costreduction.
・Automatic pollination, which is 27.8% more accurate than bees(*), reduces the occurrenceof malformed fruit and improves fruit yield.
・Improved sanitation in factories by preventing the risk of disease from bee carcasses left
unattended and the risk of occupational accidents such as bee stings among workers
・Analysis of seedling conditions based on data collected by the robot makes it possible topredict accurate harvest dates and yields.
*Based on the results of in-house demonstration experiments

XV3, a new robot with higher accuracy and scalability
XV3 is the core robot of HarvestX, an automation solution for strawberry plant factories. Ithas achieved further improvements in the accuracy of automatic pollination and harvestingfrom the previous demonstration models, as well as a high level of scalability that allows it to
be introduced into plant factories in various environments.
The XV3 consists of two parts: the XV3 Cart, which automatically drives around the plantfactory, and the XV3 Unit, equipped with sensors for data collection and robotic arms. The
previous prototypes had to be custom-designed each time according to the number ofshelves in the customer's plant factory. However, the XV3 can freely select the height from 1to 5 tiers without changing the design of the robot itself, thus enabling the robot to be
introduced into various environments in a short period of time. XV3 Units also can bereplaced according to the tasks to make them more efficient and meet the needs of different
customers.
The new XV3 robot can relieve the shortage of workers in plant factories and significantly
reduce labor costs.

Functions to be offered sequentially from summer 2023
Automatic data collection, pollination, and harvesting functions will be provided sequentiallyduring 2023. In the future, HarvestX will have added cultivation support functions to achievefull automation by 2025.

About HarvestX
HarvestX Inc. is a Tokyo-based company, researching and developing robots for indoor
farming. Founded in 2020, HarvestX has focused on pollination and harvesting robots forstrawberry production at plant factories. For more information, please visit our website athttps://harvestx.jp/en.