inaho Tomato & Asparagus Harvesting Robots (RaaS)

inaho Inc. was founded on 17 January 2017 and is headquartered in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. The deep-tech startup automates and digitises greenhouse and field vegetable production, offering grower services built around automated harvesting robots under a robot-as-a-service model, plus cultivation planning, greenhouse entry support and contract AI and robotics development. It operates in Japan and the Netherlands.

Its tomato harvesting robot uses AI to judge ripeness, then grips a whole truss with two hands while a belt gently twists it free, harvesting several fruits per stroke. Robots are small and distributed, so farms can start with a few units and add more, and hardware is rented on a cycle that keeps processors current. The range also includes a high-ridge asparagus harvesting robot and a multi-trolley robot that speeds up manual work. A new snack tomato model launched in 2026 is being deployed with early adopters and offered to growers in Belgium.

• AI ripeness judgement: decides harvest timing for each fruit, replacing manual inspection.
• Group harvesting: two hands grip a truss and a belt twists it free to collect several fruits at once.
• Asparagus harvesting robot: supports a high-ridge asparagus cultivation method.
• Multi-trolley robot: assists workers and speeds up manual greenhouse tasks.
• Robot-as-a-service: rental model refreshed with semiconductor update cycles, starting from a few units.
• Leaf-removal physical AI robot: VLA-based robot for tomato leaf and sucker removal, announced in 2026.

Greenhouse tomato producers in Lam Dong can pilot a few rented harvesting robots during peak season. Agribusiness investors entering high-tech farming can use inaho's cultivation planning and greenhouse entry support. Asparagus growers in Ninh Thuan can evaluate the high-ridge harvesting robot to reduce manual cutting.

inaho reports that its new snack tomato harvesting robot cuts labour costs by 45%, and its Belgian offer requires no initial investment. Truss-level group harvesting picks several fruits per stroke, faster than single-fruit picking. Small distributed units let farms scale gradually and limit the impact of any single breakdown. Rental hardware keeps growers on current AI processors at the same cost.

Greenhouse tomato growers in Japan and Europe face shrinking seasonal labour, and pay-per-use robot services reduce the barrier to automation. Vietnam's high-tech greenhouse tomato and vegetable farms in Lam Dong and near major cities face similar labour pressure, and a rental model suits operators that cannot fund large upfront machinery purchases.

Founded on 17 January 2017; headquarters in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan; capital 15 million yen plus 510 million yen capital reserve. Operates in Japan and the Netherlands and expanded the snack tomato robot to Belgium in 2026. Formed a capital and business alliance with greenhouse materials maker Toto Kogyo in March 2026.