Humanoid robot in the apple orchard of Agronom-Sada: first testing in Russian gardening
2026-06-17 11:48
Humanoid robot in the apple orchard of Agronom-Sada: first testing in Russian gardening
A humanoid robot was tested at the Agronom-Sad sites, where apples from the “Sobrano v sadu” brand are grown. This is the first such experiment in Russian industrial gardening.
Why was the robot tested in gardening?
Testing a humanoid robot is one of the first steps towards future technologies in agronomy and industrial horticulture. Modern gardening combines dozens of processes: plant care, sorting, storage, packaging and quality control. Testing helps to understand where robotization can already be useful in apple production, and which tasks still require improvement.
Working with apples in production
In production, they tested how the robot could work with apples: recognize the fruit, pick it up, move it and put it in packaging. Such tasks help assess how ready the technology is for operations that are repeated every day in production.
Robot in an apple orchard
In the garden, they tested something else: whether the robot can navigate where there are no identical conditions. Such tests show how the technology behaves in a real work environment.
More about testing
We shared in more detail what tasks the humanoid robot tried to perform, how robotization can develop in industrial gardening and why such technologies have not yet replaced humans.
A humanoid robot was tested at the Agronom-Sad sites, where apples from the “Sobrano v sadu” brand are grown. This is the first such experiment in Russian industrial gardening.
The robot tried to perform tasks in apple production and in the orchard: working with fruits, packaging, repetitive operations and scenarios in the living environment of an apple orchard.
Why was the robot tested in gardening?
This is one of the first steps towards future technologies in agronomy and industrial horticulture.
Modern gardening combines dozens of processes: plant care, sorting, storage, packaging and quality control.
Testing a humanoid robot helps to understand where robotization can already be useful in apple production, and which tasks still require improvement.
What was checked during the tests
During testing, it was important to see how the robot behaves in two different environments: in production, where processes are more repeatable, and in the garden, where conditions vary from task to task.
Working with apples in production
In production, they tested how the robot could work with apples: recognize the fruit, pick it up, move it and put it in packaging. Such tasks help assess how ready the technology is for operations that are repeated every day in production.
Robot in an apple orchard
In the garden, they tested something else: whether the robot can navigate where there are no identical conditions. Such tests show how the technology behaves in a real work environment.
About the brand "Sobrano v sadu"
“Sobrano v sadu” is an apple brand from Lebedyan, Lipetsk region. Our mission is to discover the taste of real apples. We grow 8 premium varieties and deliver them to leading retail chains.
Main image of the article: A humanoid robot on the grounds of “Agronom-Sada” in the apple orchard of the “Sobrano v sadu” brand. The first testing of robotization in Russian industrial horticulture.