4XROBOTS :: Collaborative Pick-And-Place (Cobot) Solutions Tailored Specifically for Horticulture & Food-Packing Operations

4XROBOTS is a Danish robotics company specializing in collaborative pick-and-place (cobot) solutions tailored specifically for horticulture and food-packing operations. Headquartered in Odense, Denmark—the robotics capital of Europe—the company was founded by a team of engineers and entrepreneurs with over 80 years of combined experience in automation, production, and horticulture. Its mission is to make high-performance robotic automation accessible, scalable, and practical for growers and food processors struggling with labor shortages, rising costs, contamination risks, and repetitive strain injuries.

The core offering is the 4X Delta Cobot, a lightweight, mobile, and ultra-fast collaborative robot engineered for real-world greenhouse and packing-line environments. It delivers up to 400% higher productivity than traditional cobots while requiring no coding or complex integration. Programming is handled entirely through an intuitive tablet interface, allowing operators to teach new tasks in minutes. The robot features soft padding, intelligent safety software, and a compact footprint that enables safe, cage-free operation directly alongside human workers. It can run 24/7 with zero fatigue, delivering consistent, touchless performance ideal for hygiene-sensitive applications.

4XROBOTS robot-based products focus on three primary horticultural workflows: high-speed transplanting, robotic plug extraction, and pot-to-tray automation. In transplanting, the cobot gently places seedlings with precise spacing to improve growth and yield while eliminating transplant shock. Plug extraction automates root separation from dense trays or delicate growing media with minimal damage and greater consistency. Pot-to-tray systems ensure accurate, repeatable placement across varying pot sizes, freeing staff from repetitive bending and lifting. For food packing, the same flexible platform handles secondary packing, sorting, and mixed-product applications with seamless integration into existing lines.

These solutions directly address the industry’s biggest challenges: chronic labor shortages, quality inconsistency, and rising operational costs. Customers report dramatic reductions in manual handling hours, improved batch uniformity, lower contamination risk, and strong return on investment through scalability. The robots are designed for easy relocation between greenhouses or packing stations and support both small growers and large-scale operations.

4XROBOTS continues to expand its presence across Europe with strategic partnerships and a focus on real-world deployments, backed by its own case studies and videos showing actual installations. The company emphasizes simplicity, reliability, and grower-centric design, making advanced robotics practical without requiring specialized engineers on staff.