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Fieldwork Robotics secures SEED Innovations investment to scale berry harvesting robots

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Fieldwork Robotics, developers of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots, has agreed an investment from SEED Innovations, the AIM-quoted investing company chaired by prominent British businessman Jim Mellon.

The investment forms part of a £2.5 million Seed+ fundraise and combined investment and grant funding announced in April 2026.

Jim Mellon is one of the UK’s most prominent early-stage investors, with a long track record of identifying and backing transformative technology businesses. [Read more…] about Fieldwork Robotics secures SEED Innovations investment to scale berry harvesting robots

LiTime Powers Smart Agriculture and Robotics in Agriculture with Extended Runtime and System Integration

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Automation is rapidly reshaping modern smart agriculture. Lawn mowers, irrigation control systems, automated transporters, robotics in agriculture are being used more widely across farms, plantations, and greenhouses.

These equipment often require long runtime, intelligent management, and low maintenance in strict outdoor environments. To meet these needs, LiTime, one of the leading lithium battery manufacturers, provides power solutions for agricultural automation, including 12V and 48V LiFePO4 robot battery products, and customized support for structural adaptation, communication protocols, and complex working conditions. [Read more…] about LiTime Powers Smart Agriculture and Robotics in Agriculture with Extended Runtime and System Integration

Eternal.ag scales fully-autonomous harvesting robots with first customer Van Noord Growers

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The German agritech startup eternal.ag has deployed its fully-autonomous greenhouse harvesting robot, Harvester, to the Dutch grower, Van Noord Growers, as part of a long-term agreement.

Van Noord Growers, located in Zeeland in the Netherlands, produces both tomatoes and cucumbers across a total 8.5-hectare site. It has been operating the Harvester robot, specialized in truss tomatoes, since September 2025 and is now set to expand its fleet to a total of three this summer following a successful initial period.

With eternal.ag’s plug and play approach, the Harvester has been integrated into Van Noord’s operations from day one. The fully-autonomous Harvester is designed to operate for up to 22 hours per day, 7 days a week, and harvests trusses using an AI layer to ensure ripeness, consistency and clean cutting. [Read more…] about Eternal.ag scales fully-autonomous harvesting robots with first customer Van Noord Growers

Robotics firm Eternal and seed breeder Rijk Zwaan partner to optimize tomato varieties for greenhouse automation

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eternal.ag and Rijk Zwaan are collaborating in exploring which tomato varieties can support robotic crop work operations in greenhouses.

By sharing knowledge and insights, the initiative aims to better understand which plant characteristics are suited for a future where crop work in greenhouse environments is fully automated.

By combining Rijk Zwaan’s global experience in fruit and vegetable breeding with eternal.ag’s expertise in robotics and AI, the companies will explore which crop traits are most suitable for autonomous tasks in greenhouses such as harvesting and other activities. [Read more…] about Robotics firm Eternal and seed breeder Rijk Zwaan partner to optimize tomato varieties for greenhouse automation

Yamaha expands autonomous farming platform with new weed-control system for orchards and vineyards

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Yamaha Agriculture is expanding the capabilities of its Prospr autonomous farming platform with a new herbicide attachment designed to automate weed control in orchards and vineyards.

Developed with Croplands Equipment, the system adds precision herbicide application to Prospr’s growing list of autonomous field operations, helping specialty crop growers reduce labor requirements, improve spraying consistency, and increase operational efficiency.

Designed to integrate seamlessly with Prospr, the new attachment extends automation across a wider range of orchard and vineyard tasks and will be showcased at Hort Connections 2026 in South Australia next week.

Yamaha Agriculture president and CEO Nolan Paul said specialty crop growers are looking for practical, scalable automation technologies that can help them be more sustainable, efficient and profitable today, while also preparing for the future. [Read more…] about Yamaha expands autonomous farming platform with new weed-control system for orchards and vineyards

Eternal.ag launches omni-directional trolley as ‘stepping stone to fully-automated greenhouses’

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The German agritech startup, eternal.ag, is introducing what it describes as “a de-risked and accelerated pathway for greenhouse growers to adopt harvesting robots”.

As structural labor shortages demand a faster transition to automated horticulture, growers will for the first time be able to replace their trolleys with a “robot-ready” model which acts as a modular building block for a fully-autonomous robot.

Eternal.ag’s Trolley is a high-performance crop work tool built for any greenhouse. Engineered with the same advanced mobility as eternal.ag’s Harvester robot, it moves omni-directionally and navigates greenhouse rows effortlessly, without operators needing to dismount the trolley to perform complex maneuvers.

This design means that the Trolley can be later upgraded into a full Harvester robot by retrofitting the harvesting module and intelligence layer, turning it into a fully-autonomous system. [Read more…] about Eternal.ag launches omni-directional trolley as ‘stepping stone to fully-automated greenhouses’

Fieldwork Robotics signs collaboration agreement with Dynium

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Fieldwork Robotics, a developer of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots, has partnered with Dynium, a UK-based company specialising in the design and manufacture of fully autonomous vehicles for polytunnel and other off-highway applications. 

The partnership with Dynium opens new possibilities for Fieldwork Robotics’ harvesting robots. Growers will benefit from greater choice in base navigation platforms to power Fieldwork’s harvesting payload as this collaboration enables further interoperability between different technologies.

Interoperability of technology is a huge advantage to growers and will afford Fieldwork’s customers greater flexibility and lower operating costs. [Read more…] about Fieldwork Robotics signs collaboration agreement with Dynium

Nature Robots secures €4 million seed funding to scale software for autonomous farming

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Nature Robots, a technology company founded in Osnabrück in 2022 and a spin-off of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has closed a seed financing round totaling €4 million.

Participants in the round include Climentum Capital, Bayern Kapital, and Planetary Impact Ventures. With the fresh capital, the company is scaling its modular autonomy software for agricultural machinery, expanding its team, and establishing an additional location in Munich.

Nature Robots develops software that enables agricultural machinery to operate autonomously in large fields, vegetable farming, viticulture and fruit growing, specialty crops, as well as in agri-photovoltaics and agroforestry systems. [Read more…] about Nature Robots secures €4 million seed funding to scale software for autonomous farming

Carbon Robotics surpasses $100 million in annual revenue as agricultural AI adoption accelerates

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Carbon Robotics has surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, marking a significant milestone for the agricultural AI and robotics company as it expands globally.

The company, which develops AI-driven systems for farming applications, now operates across 15 countries, with a strong presence in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

The revenue milestone reflects growing adoption of automation technologies in agriculture, particularly as farmers seek solutions to rising labor costs, productivity pressures, and sustainability requirements. [Read more…] about Carbon Robotics surpasses $100 million in annual revenue as agricultural AI adoption accelerates

Misumi partners with Oishii to advance robotic vertical farming systems

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Japanese industrial supplier Misumi Group has announced a strategic partnership with US-based vertical farming company Oishii Farm Corporation, in a move aimed at accelerating the use of robotics and automation in indoor agriculture.

The deal centers on supporting Oishii’s highly automated vertical farms, where crops such as strawberries are grown indoors using AI-controlled environments and robotic harvesting systems.

The partnership reflects growing interest in using automation to address labor shortages and improve food production efficiency. [Read more…] about Misumi partners with Oishii to advance robotic vertical farming systems