Brief: Chipotle trials kitchen automation with new tortilla chip-making robot Chippy
The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.
The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.
The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.
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.
The Bay Area startup has unveiled its autonomous hardware and software tool for weeding, spraying, and crop modeling on the farm.
Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.
The US company’s e-commerce portal provides a more efficient way to source proteins for novel food ingredients, drug discovery, and more.
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.
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