Spread, a leading company in the manufacturing of vertical farming, is distinguishing itself from their competitors by automating their farms using robots. For their new vegetable plant, due to open in 2017, robots will replace half the amount of existing human workers in any of their previous farms to increase efficiency. The robot farm at Spread’s plant in New York City uses an automated system that allows for precise placement and positioning of plants on each level of the facility.
Spread, a leading company in the manufacturing of vertical farming, is distinguishing itself from their competitors by automating their farms using robots. For their new vegetable plant, due to open in 2017, robots will replace half the amount of existing human workers in any of their previous farms to increase efficiency. The total cost for the project is estimated at $14m-$18m and is expected to produce 20,000 to 30,000 heads of lettuce a day with plans to cultivate other green produce in the future.