Advanced Farm Technologies
Davis, California developer of robotic fruit harvesters, led by the TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester and work on apple picking.
Advanced Farm Technologies, also known as Advanced Farm, is based in Davis, California, and offers robotic strawberry harvesting services to growers in California. Its TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester is a fleet of outdoor robots that use computer vision and machine learning to pick ripe strawberries from in-soil beds for up to 24 hours a day, and the company said it commercialized robotic strawberry harvesting in 2019 and had more than $70 million in customer commitments. Grower partners it named include GoodFarms, The Oppenheimer Group and Naturipe, and it works with UC Davis on breeding programs. On 21 September 2021 it announced a $25 million Series B led by Catapult Ventures with its Series A investors Kubota Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corporation and Impact Ventures, to grow strawberry harvesting and adapt the technology for apples. Kyle Cobb is president and co-founder.
- Latest funding
- $25M
- Total funding
- $25M
- Latest valuation
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- Country
- United States
- Sep 21, 2021Series B$25M