Autonomous harvesting robots for resilient greenhouse operations – harvesting without staffing bottlenecks.

eternal.ag

Cologne · Deployments in the NetherlandsNew on Amplifa

2025Founded

28Employees (according to gritt.io)

22 h/dayOperating time per robot

up to 85%Autonomous harvesting coverage in current deployments

About eternal.ag

eternal.ag develops and operates autonomous harvesting robots for greenhouses. The fully autonomous harvesters take over repetitive harvesting tasks in existing greenhouse infrastructures without any retrofitting and without human operation – with up to 22 hours of operation per day. A stereo camera creates a 3D model of the tomato truss before every cut; sterilization is integrated into the harvesting cycle to ward off pathogens. The AI-based software ensures that the robots learn and improve with every deployment. According to the company, up to 85% autonomous harvesting coverage is achieved in current deployments. Initial customers are Van Noord Growers and Rijk Zwaan (cooperation) in the Netherlands; a first commercial operation in North America is planned for early next year. The company, founded in 2025 and based in Cologne, employs around 28 staff and has been funded, among others, by BackBone Ventures, Simon Capital, EquityPitcher Ventures and Oyster Bay Venture Capital.

Site: Cologne
Processes: Autonomous harvesting (tomatoes) with harvesting robots, Autonomous harvesting robots for greenhouses, Robot operation with up to 22 h/day operation, Sterilization in the harvesting cycle, AI-based learning/adaptation, ROI calculator for growers
Materials: AI-based learning, Stereo camera 3D modeling
Founded: 2025
Employees: 28
Industries: AgriTech, Robotics Engineering, Greenhouse/Vegetable Production (Tomatoes), Vertical Farming

01
Robotics & AI development
02
Assembly of the harvesting robots
03
Commissioning in the greenhouse
04
Operation & continuous learning of the systems

Processes & Technologies

AI-based learning

The robots learn and adapt with every harvesting cycle for improved results.

STEREO

Stereo camera 3D modeling

Before every cut, a 3D model of the tomato truss is created to enable precise cuts.

Locations & Deployments

Cologne

Company site (development)

Autonomous harvesting robot (harvester) for greenhouses

Industries

AgriTechRobotics EngineeringGreenhouse/Vegetable Production (Tomatoes)Vertical Farming

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Autonomous harvesting (tomatoes) with harvesting robotsAssembly	–	–	–	–	–

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Autonomous harvesting robot (harvester) for greenhouses	eternal.ag	–	–	–	–
Autonomous harvesting robot with stereo camera (3D model of the tomato truss before the cut)	eternal.ag	–	–	–	Van Noord Growers (Netherlands); NL deployment scaled to 3 robots

Additional services

Autonomous harvesting robots for greenhousesRobot operation with up to 22 h/day operationSterilization in the harvesting cycleAI-based learning/adaptationROI calculator for growers

Reference customers

Van Noord Growers (Jeffry van Noord)Rijk Zwaan (cooperation, according to KAS Magazine)

History

2025
Company founding; latest financing round in April 2025 (BackBone Ventures; further investors: Simon Capital, EquityPitcher Ventures, Oyster Bay Venture Capital)
2025
Harvesting robots in training/operation at Van Noord Growers since September
2026
Scale-up from one to three robots at Van Noord Growers, 22 h/day operation; target of 70–80% autonomous harvesting within two years; up to 85% autonomous harvesting coverage in current deployments; presentation at the 3rd JPFA International Symposium