Pickommerce secures $3.4M investment for robotic piece-picking technology
September 18, 2024
Pickommerce, developers of the PickoBot piece-picking robot for the autonomous warehousing ecosystem, secured a $3.4M investment to continue growing the company.
Burro closes $24 million Series B funding, continues push for autonomous agricultural cobot
January 11, 2024
The autonomous mobility company Burro secured $24 million in Series B funding to continue development of autonomous agricultural cobots in outdoor and indoor settings.
Sabanto Retrofits Kubota’s M5 Tractors With Self-Driving Capabilities
January 20, 2023
Kubota has begun using Sabanto's autonomy kit to make its M5 tractors autonomous.
Solinftec Collects $60M to Grow Agricultural AI, Robotics in the Americas
May 3, 2022
Solinftec said it will apply its growth investment to expand its digital farm operations platform into new markets, as Lightsmith Group invests in "climate resilience solutions companies."
Future Acres Partners With Sun World International for Robot to Aid Vineyard Workers
September 29, 2021
Future Acres has developed the Carry robotic wheelbarrow to help farm workers and is collaborating with Sun World, an international grower, for field testing and commercialization.
Cognitive Pilot CTO Explains How Autonomy Will Advance Agriculture
July 30, 2021
Not only can kits enable equipment to be self-driving right away, but they could also change the nature of farming, says Anton Emelyanov, CTO of Cognitive Pilot.
Russian Farming Machinery Manufacturer to Equip Combines With AI for Autonomy
April 25, 2021
Bryanskselmash, a leading Russian agricultural equipment provider, is including the Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomy kit standard in its PALESSE GS12 combine harvesters.
AppHarvest Acquires Agricultural Robotics and AI Startup Root AI for $60M
April 8, 2021
Root AI's staff and executives will join AppHarvest and continue developing the Virgo "universal harvester" to apply robotics and AI to indoor farming.
3D Printing Improves Farming in Myanmar
January 12, 2017
Proximity Designs is using 3D printing and prototyping to improve farming in Myanmar