Drones could be revolutionary for Indian agriculture – but their cost means they remain out of reach for most of the country’s farmers.
It will use the funding to launch into other countries through partnerships with local players.
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.
The US company said it expects to begin shipping the driverless version of its 8R row crop tractor during the second half of the year.
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Symbotic said it’ll use the proceeds to “accelerate its growth plans” and “efficiently deliver on its contracted backlog.”
Many of big deals during H1 involved startups automating simple, everyday tasks within broader agricultural operations.
The Cape Town-based startup considers itself a farming company enabled by technology, rather than a tech company working in ag, says CEO James Paterson.
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
The deal will add a layer of self-driving capabilities to Fieldin’s existing farm management platform, which relies on tractor-mounted sensors.
“We’ve spent the money to take the R&D risk away” for vertical farm operators, IGS’s David Farquhar says on the sidelines of COP26.
Nuro and Google will additionally “explore opportunities together to strengthen and transform local commerce,” the Californian startup said.
The US startup is growing a plant that can help to reduce the carbon footprint of animal agriculture and become a new ingredient for alt-proteins.
Managing director Jim Adler discusses his firm’s recent investment in farm robots startup Burro and where Toyota plans to look next in agtech.
The Philadelphia-based startup claims its agricultural bots of burden are “the only plug-and-play autonomous people-scale” solution on the market.
Artemis and iUNU will explore opportunities to offer more financing solutions to their CEA customers after the deal completes.
Its self-described “robotics as a service” platform combines robotic tractors with management software to complete a range of tasks.
The Californian startup has built robots that can pick field-grown strawberries. Next, it wants to move into the apple orchard.
Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.
It distinguishes itself from other robo-delivery startups by relying on remote drivers instead of automation to pilot its robots through the streets.
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