Investor Q&A: Why Toyota Ventures invested in Burro’s farm robots
October 11, 2021
Managing director Jim Adler discusses his firm’s recent investment in farm robots startup Burro and where Toyota plans to look next in agtech.
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Botmaker Burro banks $11m Series A funding in Toyota, S2G-led round
September 28, 2021
The Philadelphia-based startup claims its agricultural bots of burden are “the only plug-and-play autonomous people-scale” solution on the market.
HR management platform Ganaz raises $7m Series A funding from Trilogy Equity, AgFunder
June 3, 2021
The Seattle-based startup seeks to lower costs for employers in ag and food manufacturing by automating processes like hiring, training, and payment of wages.
PODCAST: How can robotics startups respond to the urgent need for automation in the food industry?
June 16, 2020
The need for automation in the food and agriculture industry is now. But are the robots ready to be unleashed? Watch our recent webinar to hear from two leading robotics entrepreneurs from RootAI and Bear Flag Robotics.
Digital twin technology can transform the way we maintain farm machinery – and attract new talent
May 9, 2020
Agriculture is facing a major shortage of qualified labor. Innovations like digital twin technology can help meet labor needs in a time of high demand and short supply.
Ag robotics startup Tortuga comes out of stealth with Tesla co-founder Tarpenning on board
January 22, 2020
Tortuga is debuting a commercial robotics-as-a-service model this spring after quitely working with farmer partners during stealth mode R&D.
‘Vive la AgRobolution!’ Naïo Tech raises €14m Series A to build more agri-robots
January 9, 2020
Naïo co-founder Gaëtan Séverac is bullish about the imminent and radical adoption of agri-robots; his company placed signs at its recent event calling for an “agrobolution.”
Picnic is betting food will be made by robots in kitchens that don’t exist
November 27, 2019
One could be forgiven for questioning why the world needs a robot that can make 300 pizzas an hour. Clayton Wood, CEO of robot making startup Picnic, often has to answer for that.
Yamaha leads $7.5m Series A in strawberry harvesting robot
August 27, 2019
Yamaha Motor Ventures’ Nolan Paul tells AFN the biggest challenges for robotics and why he thinks Advanced Farm Technologies will go all the way.
Bear Flag Robotics Raises $3.5m Seed Round to Automate Common Tasks on the Farm
September 5, 2018
The round takes Bear Flag’s total funding efforts to $4.5 million after it took part in the Y Combinator accelerator and raised a pre-seed round in the fall of 2017.
Q&A: Driscoll’s Head of Emerging Technology On Harvesting Robotics and Open Innovation
February 7, 2018
We caught up with Nolan Paul ahead of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss how Driscoll’s works with startups and lessons learned while trying to determine the future of strawberry growing.
Ag Industry Brief: Trump Supports Rural Broadband, Sodexo Gets into Delivery Game, Biotech IPO Back On, more
January 12, 2018
President Trump and the Supreme Court weigh in on agriculture issues while startups launch new products in this week’s brief.
Can Technology Get Slavery Out of Food Supply Chains?
December 8, 2017
Modern slavery is back at the top of concerned consumers minds and new agrifood tech startups and some established players are working to shine a light at the very bottom of the supply chain.
What Happened With Farm Labor Visas This Year (And What Didn’t)
December 7, 2017
Some farms reported being short 100 workers and media from many agricultural states reported farms leaving crops in the fields to rot due to lack of labor.
More than Robotics is Needed to Solve Farm Labor Shortage
July 13, 2017
Though robotics are more and more visible in the fields and in the media, the labor shortage will need to be addressed by both industry and government if food production is to stay on course.
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