AppHarvest also announced the appointment of former Amazon tech exec Mark Keller to head up its on-farm robotics efforts.
The Singaporean startup is deploying its robotics platform across multiple industries – including indoor ag, where it streamlines crop inspection and harvesting.
Quantum hardware’s depth of analysis would likely advance our understanding of the genetic code of plants – and humans – far beyond what we know today.
Farms incur costs of anywhere from $5,000 to $150,000 every year due to problems caused by rocks, according to the US startup.
The Israeli startup claims that pilots of its tech have demonstrated results “at least as good” as both bees and manual pollination, with greenhouse tomato yields improved up to 15%.
AgXeed offers an autonomous tractor that can be used with a variety of implements, which Amathaon thinks is vital to the future of robotics in ag.
Its LeafSense tech is being used by growers to optimize the productivity of citrus orchards – and coffee and avocados could be next.
The Seattle startup has inked partnerships with players from across the US foodservice value chain to advance its pizza making robots.
The startup claims to be the first to receive approval from the US Federal Aviation Authority for drone flights beyond the visual line of sight.
The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”
The GROW Impact Accelerator’s new cohort has been picked from over 270 applicants hailing from 58 countries. Seven out of the 10 teams have female founders.
Are you a startup innovating in the dairy industry? If so, ag machinery company Lely wants to hear from you for its upcoming Feed the Future Challenge 2021.
The Suzhou-based startup is targeting the 34% of China’s farmland which is in mountainous areas, much of which is dedicated to fruit, nut, and tea cultivation.
AI must be applied not just to growing more of this crop or that crop, but to optimizing agriculture’s entire value chain, writes Joseph Byrum.
With e-grocery adoption skyrocketing due to Covid-19, grocery delivery companies like UK-based Ocado are finding new reasons to seek out innovation.
Biometric tech has become part of our everyday lives, whether we’re opening a bank account, crossing a border, or unlocking a phone – and it’s coming to our food, too.
Carbon Robotics relies on advanced computer vision to distinguish pesky weeds from high-value crops – taking care of one of farmers’ least-favorite jobs.
AppHarvest will use the Root AI Virgo robot to help its employees with harvest as well as tidying up around its high-tech greenhouses.
Agrobots built around collective computational intelligence could help us better understand the interactions between plant physiology, soil structure, and other environmental factors.
Singapore-based Trax was Southeast Asia’s highest-funded agrifoodtech startup in 2019, according to AgFunder data.
Dishing the dirt on ag carbon credits