HB
TCS · Startup
A robotic system built for taking plant tissue samples.
In-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Robotics and autonomous systems covers machines that sense, decide and act on their own. On Halo, the solutions cover robotic plant tissue sampling, robots in a growing environment, sorting and inspection robotics, and interfaces with a person or an animal. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Robotic plant tissue sampling
HB
MK
Washington State University
The same task addressed from a greenhouse automation group.
In-development
MA
Monash University Malaysia
An autonomous mobile platform carrying the sampling head.
In-development
Robots in a growing environment
SJ
Polybee · Startup
Micro-drones pollinating a protected crop autonomously.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Yossi Rosenblum
Picker Agrobotics · Startup
Flexible AI-driven robotics replacing orchard labor.
Equity investmentIn-development
Sorting and inspection robotics
Robert Baudinet
Matvision SRL · Startup
RGB vision, hyperspectral and X-ray transmission on one robot.
In-development
Jiyun Kang
UC Berkeley · University
High-speed vision integrated with AI for accurate scrap sorting.
In-development
Interfaces with a person or an animal
Roy Fields
Sentry Solutions, Corp. · Startup
Motion intelligence read off a worker as they move.
Pilot/trialIn-development
MS
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
On-device navigation for blind and low-vision users, with no cloud round trip.
LicensingIn-development
Mobile manipulation
CM
Carnegie Mellon University
A mobile manipulation robot acting as an autonomous laboratory assistant.
Pilot/trialIn-development
RM
Chasm Opportunities · Startup
Compact mobile manipulation, built small enough to go where people do.
Co-developmentIn-development
Components and fabrication
JZ
Fraunhofer Institute · University
Tunes ultra-soft, oil-free silicone elastomers for use in soft sensors, soft actuators and multilayer devices.
Sponsored researchIn-development
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One request accounts for a third of the work on Halo. Thirteen entries build a robot that takes a plant tissue sample in a greenhouse, and they differ on the gripper, the navigation and the contamination control. Around that sit sorting robots, mobile manipulators and a handful of human interfaces. On Halo it spans six groups, including robotic plant tissue sampling, robots in a growing environment, and sorting and inspection robotics.
Stage of development. Work on robotics & autonomous systems on Halo is split between university programs and companies. 47% of the solutions are in market. Fraunhofer Institute and University of Alberta have the most, followed by University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 43% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in robotics solutions on Halo
Thirteen robots for one greenhouse task. Taking a plant tissue sample drew thirteen entries from twelve institutions across nine countries. They differ on the part that is hard: multi-coordinated soft grippers so the plant survives, contamination-free handling, portability into an uninstrumented greenhouse, adaptive manipulation to find the tissue. It is the single most answered request in the whole taxonomy.
Agriculture is where robots are wanted. Beyond the sampling cluster, six more entries work a growing environment: a cable robot over a greenhouse, micro-drones pollinating a protected crop, orchard harvesting, vision-guided picking, and a system that maps insects and then wipes them. Labor availability and crop value are what make these economic, and neither applies in most factories.
Manipulation is the remaining hard part. Four entries are mobile manipulators, two of them explicitly laboratory assistants, and the sampling cluster is really a manipulation problem wearing a horticultural costume. Navigation and perception have become buyable components; picking up an unfamiliar deformable object and not damaging it has not.
951organizations
1,031solutions listed
55%from university labs
47%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are robotics solutions?
Robotics and autonomous systems covers machines that sense, decide and act on their own. It spans robotic plant tissue sampling in greenhouses, robots working in growing environments, sorting and inspection robotics, mobile manipulation in a laboratory, interfaces between a robot and a person or an animal, and the components and fabrication behind them. Agricultural operations, manufacturers and research laboratories are the buyers.
What are examples of robotics solutions?
Five examples of robotics solutions on Halo include:
- A robotic system built for taking plant tissue samples. (TCS)
- An autonomous cable robot collecting data and tissue samples indoors. (Neatleaf)
- RGB vision, hyperspectral and X-ray transmission on one robot. (Matvision SRL)
- Motion intelligence read off a worker as they move. (Sentry Solutions, Corp.)
- A mobile manipulation robot acting as an autonomous laboratory assistant. (Carnegie Mellon University)
What are the latest robotics innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these robotics solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing robotics solutions?
There are 951 organizations with robotics solutions on Halo, 133 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are TCS, Washington State University, and Monash University Malaysia. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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What are R&D teams looking for in robotics solutions?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these robotics solutions needs:
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