The first 50 Gen 5 Apple Packers are running in Washington.
Hawk Technology installed 50 Gen 5 Apple Packers in Washington DC with 250 ordered; US market is 7x New Zealand's. 15-camera AI vision system detects defects and sorts fruit; demand exceeds manufacturing capacity, signaling scalable vertical robotics market.
A surge in global demand for robotics and AI from the apple industry is driving big changes for a Hawke's Bay robot manufacturer.
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