Tag: landscape
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Chicago area landscaping company deploys its first autonomous mowing robots this season
Sebert Landscape, a commercial landscape contractor serving Chicagoland and Southeastern Wisconsin, is among the first landscaping companies in the US to add the new RC Mowers Autonomous Mowing Robots to its fleet of lawncare equipment. Jeff Sebert, founder and CEO of the Bartlett, Illinois-based landscaping company Sebert, says: “I’m so proud to be one of…
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Scythe Robotics secures $42 million new financing to accelerate production of zero-emissions autonomous mower
Scythe Robotics, a startup company developing advanced, commercial-grade autonomous solutions for the professional landscape industry, has raised $42 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners and included additional new investors ArcTern Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Amazon’s Alexa Fund alongside participation from existing investors True Ventures, Inspired Capital and more.…
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Scythe Robotics receives 7,000 orders for its autonomous law mowers
Scythe Robotics has received 7,000 orders for its autonomous law mowers, according to a report The Denver Post website. The startup company says it plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Colorado to be able to handle the orders, adding that its mowers have received strong interest from all across the United States. Scythe Robotics…
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Electric Sheep Robotics launches its Dexter robotic lawnmower system
Electric Sheep Robotics, the leader in autonomous lawn mowing, has officially launched its Dexter robot. Dexter takes existing commercial lawn mowers, both gas and electric, and turns them into autonomous vehicles. Dexter is designed to address critical labor shortages in the landscaping, facilities, and property management industries. Nationally, a record 4.5 million US workers quit…
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Scythe Robotics launches with $18.6 million funding to ‘transform commercial landscaping with autonomous mower’
Scythe Robotics, a builder of commercial-grade autonomous robotic solutions for the landscaping industry, has emerged from stealth with its first offering: an all-electric, fully autonomous mower, designed completely in-house to be “the most advanced, reliable, and sustainable commercial-grade mower in the industry”. Scythe has also completed its $13.8 million in Series A funding led by…
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Manufacturing industry turning to robotics and AI in challenging economic landscape, says Deloitte
The manufacturing industry is turning to robotics and artificial intelligence as well as a range of other strategies to navigate an increasingly challenging economic landscape, according to a report by Deloitte. The management consultancy says that, as the risk of a global economic downturn grows, the industrial manufacturing industry faces a challenging landscape in 2020…