# Orchard Vision System at United States Apple Farms: deployment

Canonical ID: `ab832c4a-1691-4747-816a-50acfe631891`

[Orchard Vision System](/models/orchard-vision-system.md) deployed across many of America's leading apple farms, with technology in commercial use for precision crop management.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** orchard-vision-system-united-states-apple-farms
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Orchard Vision System](/models/orchard-vision-system.md) (id: `8a92a6ec-4738-4c5f-8860-c40b32e924b8`)
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)
- **Company:** [Orchard Robotics](/companies/orchard-robotics.md) (id: `7b97d12f-e4a9-41ef-b13c-68b2836a4223`)
- **Location:** [United States Apple Farms](/locations/united-states-apple-farms.md) (id: `c34c09bc-05fc-46bc-8125-d0a31271cb63`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/orchard-robotics-founded-by-a-thiel-fellow-cornell-dropout-raises-22m-for-farm-vision-ai/

## Common questions

### What is the Orchard Vision System deployment at United States Apple Farms?

Orchard Vision System, built by Orchard Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at United States Apple Farms on the DEPLOY registry. Orchard Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Orchard Vision System at United States Apple Farms?

Orchard Robotics, the manufacturer of Orchard Vision System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Orchard Vision System deployment at United States Apple Farms go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Orchard Vision System deployment at United States Apple Farms?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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