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Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe).

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Self-propelled orchard fruitlet thinner sold as Tic, Tac, and Toe. Thins to a grower’s count and canopy logic (doubles, kings). 1,000 kg; 200 × 180 × 300 cm; solar with gasoline backup; 4 km/h; three units in 14 orchards in 2026; sold as a service.

Agricultural robotics from Finite Robotics.

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Robothinner in an apple row
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The useful details.

Model specifications and operating notes.

Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe) · family · Latest observation
Payload—Not listed
Battery—Not listed
Runtime—Not listed
Speed4km/h
Powertrain
Solar with gasoline backup.
Power
Not listed
Mass
1000 kg
Autonomy
Self-propelled and autonomous. GPS and vision built in. Integrated Starlink.
Charge time
Not listed
OPERATING NOTES

Three robots for 2026 across 14 orchards; min farm size 4 ha; service priced per acre or per 1,000 removals. Nameplate on one unit: TIC E1.01.

INTERFACES & IMPLEMENTS
  • Standalone robothinner service; no other implements listed

Specifications describe this product family and its listed configuration. Read operating notes for limits and qualifications. Listed figures are manufacturer or press claims, not independent verification of current availability.

Company profile

Behind the machine

Finite Robotics

Finite Robotics (Finite Farms Inc.) is a 2024 Canadian grower-robotics company in Kitchener, Ontario. Its first commercial system is the orchard Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe). Three robots were built for 2026 and used in 14 orchards. FIRA USA 2026 lists the robothinner and Matt Stevens, co-founder and CEO, as a speaker.

Country of origin
CA · Canada
Headquarters
235 Gage Ave, Kitchener, ON N2M 2C9, Canada ↗
Founded
2024
Markets
Apple thinning
Regions served
Canada

finiterobotics.com ↗ agricultural-robotics.com ↗ fira-usa.com ↗ finiterobotics.com ↗

People

  • Matt Stevens

    Co-founder and CEO

  • Amanda Stevens

    Co-founder

  • Mike Giannikouris

    Founding robotics lead

Field relationships · Finite Robotics

Customers & deployments

Robot · Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe)

Blue Mountain Fruit Company

Trial · Active · Grower / farm · CA

Thornbury, Ontario

apples · robotic fruitlet thinning

Grant Haven: testing at Blue Mountain Fruit Company, Thornbury; Gerbe Botden (VP) quoted on thinning quality.

granthaven.com ↗

Robot · Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe)

14 commercial units

Customer · Active

Ontario

apples · robotic fruitlet thinning

The thinner ran 14 commercial Ontario orchards in 2026.

farmtario.com ↗

Appearances

In the field

Product · Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe)

FIRA USA 2026 ↗

Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026

Yakima, US

speaker

Matt Stevens, co-founder and CEO / grower, speaks Wednesday 21 October 2026, 10:30–11:50, Main Stage 1, Innovation Day, on the Technical Talks — Building the Tech Stack for Agricultural Autonomy panel with Kenny Lee (Aigen), Chris Padwick (John Deere), and others.

fira-usa.com ↗ fira-usa.com ↗

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A closer look.

FINITE ROBOTICS TIC E1.01 nameplate
FIRA USA
Two Finite robothinners at row ends
FIRA USA

Finite Robotics’ Robothinner (Tic, Tac, and Toe) is a self-propelled orchard robot that thins fruitlets to a grower’s target count and to canopy rules such as thinning to doubles or to kings. FIRA USA 2026 uses that product name. One unit carries a nameplate “FINITE ROBOTICS TIC E1.01”.

Commercial release June 2026; three units in service; 14 orchards in 2026; apples and pears in Canada, with the USA, Chile, and New Zealand named as short-term markets. 1,000 kg; 200 × 180 × 300 cm; 4 km/h; solar with gasoline backup; integrated GPS, vision, and Starlink; robot-as-a-service priced per acre or per 1,000 removals. Finite’s site says thinning robots are in their second leaf and that the company is looking for leading growers for the 2026 season.

The in-row photograph is this gantry machine under a solar roof.