RAS (Robotics and Automation Society)

The Florida West Coast Section’s
Robotics And Automation Society (RAS)

IEEE Robotics And Automation Society

RAS meetings are Virtual unless stated otherwise on this Website. Please Contact venner20@ieee.org for more details.

The IEEE FWCS Robotics and Automation Society Chapter strives to Learn, Do, and Teach Robotics in the Tampa Bay
Area.
We have participated in local Robotic Competitions like Robofest, BizBots, and FIRST.
Local meetings have focused on Cybersecurity, Quadcopter Drones, 3-D Printing, Touring High School and Makerspace to build Robots to name a few.
Elementary, High School, and College Robotics Teams have come to present their ideas or results from past competitions.
Looking out to do virtual meetings in the future.
More information on current activities:

RAS (Robotics and Automation Society)

Please contact Sean Denny at venner20@ieee.org to volunteer a topic to discuss.

Thank you

Sean Denny

IEEE FWCS RAS Chair

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IEEE FWCS Robotics and Automation and Computer Society Present:

1) MEETING & TOUR AT HARVEST CROO–November 14 at 4pm

This event provides an exclusive tour of Harvest CROO Robotics, a Tampa-based innovator revolutionizing agriculture through AI-driven automation. Focused on specialty crops like strawberries, Harvest CROO’s technology addresses labor challenges by enabling efficient, autonomous harvesting, crop management, and packing.

Address for Harvest Croo’s office is: 4532 Eagle Falls Place; Tampa, FL 33619

Date: November 14, 2025

Time 4:00-5:00pm

The tour includes:

A guided walkthrough of their office and manufacturing shop, where engineers design and assemble AI-integrated robotic components for navigation and manipulation.

An in-depth presentation on key technologies in their autonomous harvesting systems, including advanced sensing for environmental awareness, AI analytics for optimized operations, and multi-robot coordination.

A live lab demo of a strawberry-picking robot, highlighting real-time berry detection, gentle handling to avoid bruising, and autonomous functionality.

This event is ideal for robotics professionals, students, and enthusiasts interested in agtech applications. Attendees will gain insights into how Harvest CROO’s solutions are making strawberry farming more sustainable and scalable, with opportunities for Q&A with the team.

https://www.harvestcroorobotics.com/

Thanks,

Barrett Werner
(813) 924-5245