Avocados for the Picking

Lyro Robotics co-founders L-R Norton Kelly-Boxhall, Dr Juxi Leitner and Dr Nicole Robinson

The challenges inherent in harvesting avocados are many. Picking at varying stages of ripeness; handling to avoid internal damage; collecting at speed; and careful packing are key considerations.

Dr Nicole Robinson and Dr Juxi Leitner of Monash Engineering explain their respective engineering journeys, culminating in the co-founding of Lyro Robotics and their ground-breaking work in agricultural robotics.

Their entrepreneurial research features in Forbes Magazine here.