SBIR/STTR Research Award
Over the Top Citrus Harvesting Equipment for Process Market Fruit in High Density Citrus Groves
Award amount
$98,809Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- GEO-SPIDER, INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- HFVPSKNU99C5
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 8.13
Research abstract
In summary, Phase I of this project will seek to establish feasibility of the mass harvesting system for high density grove through scaled prototype testing and to develop a functional design concept of the Over the Top Platform, while Phase II will fully develop the Geo-Spider OTP prototype mounted with the mass harvesting system and further validate a full scale mass harvesting. The Geo-Spider, which will have mass harvesting capability and other cultivation functions, will have a significant market advantage over other manufacturer products and thus should be highly attractive to both large citrus growers and custom production and harvesting companies.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Autonomous Robotic Scout and Precision Sprayer for High Density Citrus
- Advancing Over the Top Citrus Harvesting Equipment: On-board Fruit Yield and Quality Monitor
- Advancing Over the Top Citrus Harvesting Equipment for Fresh Markets: Harvesting Arm Development
- Advancing Over the Top Citrus Harvesting Equipment for Fresh Markets: Vision Systems Development
- Advancing Over the Top Citrus Harvesting Equipment for Juice Markets in High Density Groves
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Research funding history
7 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2011–2022). Reported award amounts total $1,127,740. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Agriculture