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Category: Robotics & Automation

FarmWise’s weeding robots haul in $45m Series B funding from Taylor Farms, others

June 1, 2022

The San Francisco-based startup said it will use the funding to bring its new vegetable weeding implement to market.

Kenya’s Victory Farms nets $5m as it edges towards precision fish farming

May 27, 2022

Victory Farms, East Africa’s largest commercial fish farmer, is setting its sights further afield in DRC, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Ai Palette expands to the US, launches new tool for faster food trend predictions

May 19, 2022

The Singapore-based trend-spotting platform for food will grow its partnerships in North America and launch a new tool to speed up CPG product development.

Brightseed bags $68m Series B funding from Temasek, AgFunder, others to launch ingredients biz

May 9, 2022

The San Francisco-based startup will use the funds to bring its first ingredient, which is aimed at improving gut health, to market.

Lightsmith Group leads $60m round for digital farm management startup Solinftec

May 2, 2022

Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South America.

Better Origin banks $16m in Balderton-led Series A for its AI insect mini-farms

April 7, 2022

The Cambridge, UK-based company aims to recreate ‘upcycling’ in nature by feeding our food waste to fly larvae – which are then fed to livestock.

Meet the female founder: Future Acres CEO Suma Reddy on farm robots & entrepreneurship

March 28, 2022

The entrepreneur discusses her path to agtech and the role farm robots have in helping growers address crops, yields, and labor challenges.

Brief: Chipotle trials kitchen automation with new tortilla chip-making robot Chippy

March 28, 2022

The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.

Brief: Solinftec & Growmark collaborate on new farm robot for field management

March 24, 2022

They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.

SupPlant raises $27m to bring irrigation tech to climate-embattled farmers

March 14, 2022

The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.

Why 3 top greenhouse growers are backing Source Ag’s bid to democratize Dutch CEA nous

March 14, 2022

The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.

Bowery’s strawberry bot buyout

February 24, 2022

Bowery announced its acquisition of robotics startup Traptic last week. Here, AFN analyzes the deal and what it means for the wider indoor ag space.

Verdant Robotics unveils ‘multi-action’ tech for specialty crops that handles spraying, weeding & more

February 22, 2022

The Bay Area startup has unveiled its autonomous hardware and software tool for weeding, spraying, and crop modeling on the farm.

Brief: Relex raises $568m to help grocery retailers fight food waste

February 18, 2022

Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.

Tierra Biosciences launches ‘proteins-on-demand’ platform to speed up synbio engineering

February 2, 2022

The US company’s e-commerce portal provides a more efficient way to source proteins for novel food ingredients, drug discovery, and more.

Brief: India to offer subsidies of up to 100% to encourage farm drone adoption

January 25, 2022

Drones could be revolutionary for Indian agriculture – but their cost means they remain out of reach for most of the country’s farmers.

Korean ‘smart farm’ startup GreenLabs targets global expansion following $140m mega-round

January 21, 2022

It will use the funding to launch into other countries through partnerships with local players.

Tevel CEO Yaniv Maor and chairman Eyal Desheh

Meet the founder: Tevel’s Yaniv Maor talks field trials with flying robots

January 20, 2022

Tevel is trialling its tethered drone-based system that can harvest fruit from treetops and carry out other tasks, such as pruning, trimming, and thinning.