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Abundant Robots launches to help farmers streamline harvesting process

April 22, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Abundant Robots, a startup automating the apple harvesting process to deliver high-quality produce to consumers, has launched to raise up to $20 million in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site WAX.

The launch comes just weeks after the corporate innovation venture studio and startup incubator Wavemaker Labs Asia (agtech-focused division of Wavemaker Labs’ overall brand) purchased Abundant Robotics’ intellectual property.

This acquisition is part of Wavermaker Labs’ larger strategy to bring intelligent automation solutions to market and help shape a future of food that is more efficient and sustainable, and is filled with prosperity, thoughtful sourcing and improved food quality from seed to fork. [Read more…] about Abundant Robots launches to help farmers streamline harvesting process

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: abundant, brand, bring, capital, crowdfunding, equity, farmers, food, future, harvesting, help, labs, market, robots, seed, wavemaker

Georgia Tech develops robot designed for thinning and pruning peach trees

December 6, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Peaches, not surprisingly, pack a punch for Georgia’s economy.

Over 130 million pounds of peaches are produced in Georgia per year, and the Southern staple has a total farm gate value of over $71 million, according to recent estimates.

But cultivating peaches is a complex and manually-intensive process that has put a strain on many farms stretched for time and workers. To solve this problem, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed an intelligent robot designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning and pruning peach trees, which could result in significant cost savings for peach farms in Georgia. [Read more…] about Georgia Tech develops robot designed for thinning and pruning peach trees

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: acres, crops, cultivation, farms, fruit, georgia, grow, gtri, harvesting, hu, intelligent, peach, peaches, pruning, robot, technology, thinning, time, tree, trees

Advanced Farm Technologies completes $25 million Series B funding round

September 22, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Advanced Farm Technologies, developers of robotic technology for farmers, has completed a series B investment round raising $25 million to support the company’s growth in strawberry harvesting and the adaptation of its technology to apple harvesting.

The Series B funding round was led by Catapult Ventures and included all the Series A investors Kubota Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corporation, and Impact Ventures.

Kyle Cobb, president, and co-founder of Advanced Farm Technologies, says: “It is gratifying to have the ongoing support and commitment from our early investors in this funding round. It reflects all of our team’s hard work to develop and bring our TX Strawberry Harvester to the market. [Read more…] about Advanced Farm Technologies completes $25 million Series B funding round

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: advanced, apple, automation, bring, company, corporation, early, farm, farming, fields, fresh, fruit, funding, goodfarms, harvest, harvester, harvesting, investment, machine, market, partner, robotic, round, series, strawberry, success, support, team, technologies, technology, tx, ventures, work

Swisslog brings supply chain automation to vertical farming

March 18, 2021 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation systems, is making a push into the vertical farming market and has demonstrated newly built technologies specifically designed for the sector. 

The company says its automation systems can bring scalability, flexibility and lower costs to vertical farming, allowing them to be installed and maintained in a wide range of pre-existing and purpose-built spaces.

These systems help broaden the applicability of growing crops and bring food production closer to consumers in densely populated urban areas. [Read more…] about Swisslog brings supply chain automation to vertical farming

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: applications, automation, costs, farming, food, growing, harvesting, help, installations, operation, plant, planting, shelving, solutions, space, swisslog, system, systems, urban, vertical

Agriculture robotics startup Future Acres looking to raise $3 million

February 24, 2021 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Startup Future Acres is looking to raise $3 million to bring agricultural robotics to the farm industry in order to “optimize workforce efficiency”. 

The initiative to raise up to $3 million in seed capital is being organized through the equity crowdfunding site SeedInvest. The company is producing an autonomous, electric agricultural robotic harvest companion, named Carry, to help farmers gather hand-picked crops faster and with less physical demand.

At a time when farmers are tasked with producing more food than ever before to meet growing global population demands – predicted to get as high as 10 billion people by 2050 – limitations in labor and harvesting tools, in addition to environmental scrutiny, have prevented farmers from staying profitable and scaling their businesses. [Read more…] about Agriculture robotics startup Future Acres looking to raise $3 million

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: acres, agricultural, agriculture, billion, capital, carry, chain, conditions, costs, crops, farmers, farmworkers, food, future, harvest, harvesting, industry, machine, percent, production, raise, reaching, robotics, solution, supply, venture, vision, workers, working

Yamaha taps into its $100 million fund to invest in Advanced Farm Technologies

August 28, 2019 by Sam Francis

Yamaha is using part of its $100 million investment fund to buy a stake in Advanced Farm Technologies.

Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley led the Series A funding round for the startup.

Yamaha says this latest investment reflects the company’s “core interest in businesses driving innovation in the agricultural sector. [Read more…] about Yamaha taps into its $100 million fund to invest in Advanced Farm Technologies

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: advanced, aft, ceo, challenges, company, equipment, farm, food, fund, funding, global, harvesting, innovation, interest, investment, lead, led, meet, motor, reflects, robotic, round, series, strawberry, support, technologies, technology, working, yamaha, ymvsv

Grimme marks 80 years since first automated potato harvesting machine

June 2, 2017 by Sam Francis

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In Germany alone, over 10 million tonnes of potatoes are harvested each year. Worldwide, the total even exceeds 341 million tonnes.

More than 80 years ago, Grimme developed the first potato harvesting machine. A great deal has happened since that time, and now Grimme is said to be the world market leader in potato harvesting technology.

Besides the actual harvesting, efficient storage technology is equally important to ensure that potatoes remain available in top quality to meet demand.  [Read more…] about Grimme marks 80 years since first automated potato harvesting machine

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: automated, encoder, grimme, harvesting, hengstler, machine, potato, potatoes, technology

Robotics technology for picking farm produce

October 22, 2016 by Sam Francis

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By Nandini Kranti 

The use of robotics technology in industrial systems is quite common, but in the agricultural sector, robotics and automation technology still retains a novelty and fascination, and is still to make a widespread impact on labor-intensive tasks.

The discussion on man versus machine has come too far. Artificial intelligence was the key addition that tipped scales in favor of the latter. Precise and iterative line functions in industrial processes are handled by well-programmed robots.

Material handling is seldom an issue in this setup since a great deal of customization goes into each design in the pre-installation phase.  [Read more…] about Robotics technology for picking farm produce

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: abundant, agricultural, farm, harvesting, labor, produce, robotics

Robots emerging as agricultural co-workers

July 27, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

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The technology is mature and ready for the field, say experts

Advanced engineering could be the solution for the sustainable intensification of agriculture, as technology for producing service robots reaches maturity.

Experts in robotics from University of Cambridge, University of Lincoln and Harper Adams University will be discussing the latest developments during Agri-Tech East’s Pollinator event on 11 October 2016.

So what exactly is a robot?  [Read more…] about Robots emerging as agricultural co-workers

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: agri-tech, agricultural, agriculture, autonomous, east, farm, harvesting, lincoln, machinery, pollinator, robot, robotic, robotics, robots

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