The flagship — no melons harmed

SMART tap*

Patented, non-destructive maturity assessment for every melon in the field.

Field trials: what destructive sampling looks like without SMART tap.

Pickers guesstimating maturity get it right about 60% of the time. SMART tap listens instead of cutting: a patented acoustic sensor taps the fruit, reads its signature in milliseconds and scores maturity at 90% accuracy* — without harming a single melon.

*90% accuracy measured in Royal Armada variety farm trials, 2026.

How it works

How SMART tap works: tap the melon, analyse its acoustic signature, report the result on the device, map results by GPS.

The device, in the field

The handheld SMART tap device: a red cordless tool with a colour screen showing the SMART melon logo and a rechargeable battery in the handle.
One hand, one tap, one second. Cordless, rechargeable, built for a full day in the paddock.
A grower in a straw hat bending over a watermelon in the field, holding the red SMART tap device against the fruit.
A grower tapping fruit on the vine — maturity scored on the spot, and the melon left to keep growing.

What you get

Prescribed tapping programs

Structured pre-harvest tapping runs across the block, so sampling is systematic instead of destructive spot-checks.

Maturity, defect & health mapping

Every tap is GPS-located, building real-time maturity and crop-health maps of the whole block.

Harvest forecasts & decision support

Crop status reports and forecasts that tell you what to pick, where, and when — and what to leave for the next pass.

Post-harvest QA

The same objective measurement at the pack shed, closing the quality loop from paddock to pallet.

Why growers love it

  • Non-destructive assessment = reduced waste
  • Real-time maturity & crop-health maps = better harvest planning and best labour use
  • Better quality = better price and increased demand
  • Post-harvest QA = consistent quality out the door

The rest of the platform

Bring SMART tap* to your operation.

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