LocalCoho Partners with Tech Start-Up Shinkei Systems for Robotic Salmon Harvesting
Technology automates traditional Japanese slaughter technique called Ike Jime
Your next salmon dinner may be courtesy of a robot. LocalCoho, a land-based aquaculture company that raises premium Coho salmon, is the first commercial customer of Shinkei Systems, a technology start-up that uses robotics and machine learning to automate fish harvesting.
LocalCoho, itself a start-up with expansion plans, shares Shinkei Systems’ mission to improve fish taste, texture and quality, increase efficiency and reduce waste. The company currently hand harvests its fish.