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F-REI develops robot touch system to judge when peaches are ready to pick
Japan’s F-REI developed a robot system to judge peach harvest timing by touch.
The national research organization showed the technology at CEATEC 2026 in Chiba, which began on October 13.
It uses real-haptics technology to recreate touch and convey it over a distance.
The system turns the resistance felt when stroking the surface hairs of peaches and kiwis into a signal using a motor.
That tactile signal helps a robot assess when fruit is ready to pick, rather than relying only on sight.
The available information does not say when the system will be used in orchards.
Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) has developed a system for robots to judge when peaches are ready to harvest by touch.
The technology uses real haptics, which reproduce touch sensations and transmit them to a person at a distance.
F-REI presented the system at the CEATEC 2026 digital technology exhibition, which opened in Chiba on October 13.
The system was announced by Kiyoshi Oishi and others in F-REI’s remote-operation research unit.
- Who
- Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) developed the technology. Kiyoshi Oishi and others in its remote-operation research unit announced it.
- What
- A robot touch system to judge when peaches are ready to harvest.
- When
- F-REI presented it on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- At the CEATEC 2026 exhibition in Chiba, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Developer
- Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI)
- Technology
- Robot touch system to judge peach harvest readiness
- Exhibition
- CEATEC 2026
- Exhibition location
- Chiba, Japan
- Presentation date
- October 13, 2026
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