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Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards)

Tevel Aerobotics Technologies is an Israeli agricultural drone company developing autonomous flying robots for fruit harvesting. Its Flying Autonomous Robots (FAR) use physical AI and machine vision to pick fruit, addressing agricultural labor shortages. The company raised $20M from Kubota and Forbon.

Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot by Tevel Aerobotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Agricultural robots

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Tevel deployed 8-robot harvesting system in Unifrutti Chile's apple orchards in Linares from March to May 2023. Robots harvested several apple varieties with selective picking capability.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Status
operational
First seen
2023-03-01
ID
17964624-d78f-417f-a9f5-8cd202d145b9

Timeline

  1. Mar 2023
    First recorded
    Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot first documented operating at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot operates in Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards). Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.tevel-tech.com/press-release-tevel-partners-with-unifrutti-expands-to-south-america/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

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Common questions

What is the Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot deployment at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards)?
Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot, built by Tevel Aerobotics, is recorded as a deployment at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards) on the DEPLOY registry. Tevel Aerobotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards)?
Tevel Aerobotics, the manufacturer of Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot deployment at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot deployment at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards)?
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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