US Demand for Apple Industry Robotics Driving Change at Hawke's Bay Manufacturer

US demand for apple industry robotics driving change at Hawke’s Bay manufacturer

By Alexa Cook of RNZ A surge in global demand for robotics and AI from the apple industry is driving big changes for a Hawke’s Bay robot manufacturer. Hawk...

US demand for apple industry robotics driving change at Hawke's Bay manufacturer

Hawk Technology is making the robots in Hastings, then shipping the machines to the US where apple packhouses in Washington are lining up to get them.

Hawke’s Bay-made apple robots find booming US market

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Alexa Cook of RNZ A surge in global demand for robotics and AI from the apple industry is driving big changes for a Hawke’s Bay robot manufacturer. Hawk Technology is making the robots in Hastings, then shipping the machines to the US where apple packhouses in Washington are lining up to get them. General manager Sam Combs told RNZ it had built a few hundred machines for the New Zealand market over the past few years, …