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BloomX closes $13 million Series A for robotic pollination
- Rothschild, OurCrowd and Sadot participated, alongside existing shareholders and agricultural investors.
- Magal, Horashim and Eyal kibbutzim invested separately and plan to use the orchard platform.
- Capital will support current customers, wider platform adoption and expansion into additional crops and geographies.
FireFly Robotics files for proposed Nasdaq direct listing
- FireFly will sell no shares and receive no proceeds through the proposed direct listing.
- Completion depends on SEC effectiveness, Nasdaq approval and market conditions; Chardan is advising the company.
hexafarms raises €4.8M seed for crop sensing and robotic scouting
- Ananda Impact Ventures and Green Generation Fund led the round; Grey Silo Ventures, better ventures, Speedinvest, Mudcake and Techstars participated.
- The company separately received Rentenbank startup support and access to a subordinated loan of up to €800,000.
- More than 50 growers in 13 countries use the broader platform, which combines wireless sensors, forecasting and autonomous pest-and-disease scouting.
Bonsai Robotics launches Bonsai World for rugged-environment autonomy simulation
- Satellite imagery becomes structured 3D scenarios with terrain, dust, debris, animals and vehicle variations.
- The company says its underlying models use more than 50 million real-world samples gathered across more than one million acres.
- Google Gemini interprets imagery; Google Cloud virtual machines and NVIDIA GPUs support training and generated-environment inference.
Legmin receives strategic investment from MEEQ
- Legmin develops AI-equipped autonomous pesticide-spraying robots and offers pesticide-spraying BPO services.
- The companies aim to combine MEEQ communications and IoT infrastructure with Legmin agricultural robot technology.
AgroIntelli’s Robotti physical assets acquired by Autonomous Agri Solutions
- The acquired assets cover hardware, machinery, spare parts, production materials and technical documentation.
- AgroIntelli had delivered 65 Robotti units that logged more than 10,000 operating hours across 20 countries before its collapse.
- The bankruptcy trustee had sold the software and intellectual-property portfolio separately to undisclosed industry buyers in April 2026.
Stueve begins six-site FAST autonomous-terminal rollout
- FAST receives retailer ERP orders, directs an autonomous loader to the correct bin and coordinates scoop quantities with blending and conveyor equipment.
- LiDAR-based scanning measures bin inventory to approximately 1% accuracy and feeds volume data to an online portal and API.
- The rollout follows an August 2026 working-prototype demonstration, with additional agricultural retail sites planned during 2027.
Carbon Robotics launches Autonomy Ready with Great Plains
- The framework is designed to connect compatible implements directly with Carbon's autonomous tractor platform rather than operate them as isolated equipment.
- Great Plains, a Kubota subsidiary, is the first participating implement manufacturer.
- The planned integration will allow the autonomous system to adjust Great Plains implement settings in real time during field operations.
Jifeng proposes up to RMB200M United Aircraft procurement framework
- The proposed ceiling is RMB200 million through December 31, 2027 and covers complete UAVs, parts and agency or distribution deposits.
- The filing names Wuhu United Aircraft and Harbin United Aircraft as counterparties.
- No spending had been executed at disclosure and the framework remained subject to shareholder approval.
Sabanto closes oversubscribed Series B led by Leaps by Bayer
- Sustainable Forward Capital, InnoVenture Iowa, Fulcrum Global Capital, DCVC and Yara joined the round.
- Sabanto said the capital will support autonomy-kit production, software development, customer support and field operations.
- The company plans to reach hundreds of additional farms over the following 12 months.
Dogtooth secures over £14M to scale fruit-harvesting robots
- The package combines equity from 24Haymarket, EMV Capital and ACF Investors with Innovate UK grants and a Kineo Finance venture leasing facility.
- Dogtooth will use the capital for international expansion and wider commercial deployment of its autonomous harvesting systems.
- The company already supplies systems to Dyson Farming and sells fifth-generation strawberry-harvesting robots for tabletop glasshouse and polytunnel crops.
Hatake Hotoke expands Mizunigol rice-field weeding robot to 42 prefectures
- Mizunigol is a GPS-equipped autonomous paddy-field weeding robot.
- The remaining five prefectures are Osaka, Kagawa, Kochi, Nagasaki and Miyazaki.
- The company frames the expansion as growing demand from larger rice farms.
Kisui raises third-party allotment funding to scale Adam outdoor robot
- Investors include DLM, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Shinnichi Kogyo, JICN and an individual investor.
- The funding supports mass production and overseas expansion of Adam, Kisui’s autonomous outdoor robot for agriculture, construction and infrastructure work.
Daedong Robotics raises KRW 5B Series A for AI field robots
- Investors include GS E&C’s corporate venture arm, POSCO Technology Investment and NowIB Capital.
- The company is advancing indoor-outdoor hybrid autonomous-driving technology for industrial and field environments.
- Funding will support AI field robots, mass production of new robots and pilot programs in industrial settings.
HarvestX signs Mitsubishi Corporation investment partnership
- Mitsubishi Corporation became a strategic investor in HarvestX.
- HarvestX builds AI robotics for plant-factory automation, including automated pollination and precision robot-arm workflows.
- The agreement follows HarvestX's March 2026 capital and business alliance with Sumitomo Corporation.
Aurova selected for ARM Hub Propel-AIR programme
- The programme combines an Australian accelerator sprint with a potential MassRobotics residency in Boston.
- Participants receive support from robotics, AI, venture and intellectual-property specialists.
- Aurova was selected for its autonomous vegetation-management systems.
Sabanto and Verdant integrate autonomous tractor operation with SharpShooter
- Sabanto and Verdant Robotics announced an integration connecting Sabanto autonomous tractor operation with Verdant SharpShooter plant-level precision application.
- The workflow connects cabless autonomous field work from navigation through plant-level application.
- The integration is already operating commercially, including at Bethel Farms in sod production.
Sabanto and Verdant integrated autonomous tractor workflow enters commercial use
- Sabanto’s Autonomy System and Verdant’s SharpShooter communicate directly over CAN bus, combining tractor navigation with plant-level application decisions.
- SharpShooter uses Aim & Apply technology to identify individual plants and weeds and direct inputs only where needed, while the tractor adjusts speed and implement height autonomously.
- The integrated workflow is already operating in commercial sod production at Bethel Farms and is designed to run extended field operations without an operator in the cab.
Nordic Forestry Automation closes SEK 48 million financing
- Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech co-led the financing.
- LRF Ventures joined the round.
- The company said the capital would support global expansion and its next generation of semi-autonomous forestry software.
EDENCORE Technologies raises €300,000 seed extension
- The extension follows a EUR 900,000 seed round and brings the announced seed financing to EUR 1.2 million.
- The company will strengthen measurement of its environmental and social impact alongside product development.
Agreenculture acquires agronomic AI specialist Chouette
- Chouette's algorithms had analyzed more than 200 million images across 64,000 hectares before the acquisition.
- The acquired technology adds crop-health, field-variability and disease analysis to Agreenculture's navigation and safety stack.
- Chouette's experts joined Agreenculture, and the companies began combining their research and development work.
SEED Innovations invests in Fieldwork Robotics
- Fieldwork Robotics develops agricultural robots for harvesting soft fruit.
- The investment added capital for a robotics startup focused on automated field work.
- The capital supports agricultural, food-production or outdoor automation workflows as SEED Innovations moves toward broader commercial use.
AllynavAG lists Taurus80E autonomous mowing robot for professional operations
- The product page describes GNSS mowing, lithium iron phosphate battery power and remote-control support for steep slopes.
- The mower targets outdoor maintenance workflows across agriculture, municipal land and roadside environments.
Burro launches Grande 44 autonomous mobile robot for heavy industry
- The 44 hp platform extends Burro’s outdoor autonomy into heavy industry and site logistics.
- Public launch materials target towing, transport, scouting, patrol and autonomous vegetation-management workflows.
- The product gives Burro a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
CNH Industrial opens Modena simulation hub and AutoStore robotic parts warehouse
- CNH Industrial announced a EUR 21 million investment at its Modena site.
- The facility includes advanced simulation for product development and autonomous-feature sensor testing.
- The parts logistics setup includes an AutoStore robotic retrieval warehouse serving more than 1,200 dealers.
ABZ Innovation appoints The Bionic Eye as UK L50 partner
- The Bionic Eye will provide UK sales, application support, operational guidance, hands-on training and ongoing technical support.
- The L50 made its official UK market debut at Cereals 2026 with live demonstrations by an ABZ Innovation pilot.
- The 50-litre drone covers up to 24 hectares per hour and combines RTK positioning with ABZ Sense LiDAR for terrain following and obstacle avoidance.
Daedong Robotics and GS E&C sign MOU for AI field robots in construction
- Daedong Robotics and GS E&C signed an MOU covering construction-site automation and smart-construction technology collaboration.
- The companies said they will examine existing AI field-robot products for construction-site use and jointly pursue construction-specific robot R&D and proof-of-concept work.
- The release specifically points to material transport, repetitive tasks and construction-site validation as target workflows.
Vitirover receives six-month extension of judicial safeguard observation
- The safeguard proceeding originally opened on 18 November 2025 at Vitirover's request.
- The court found sufficient financing capacity for activity to continue during the renewed observation period.
- An interim hearing set for 21 September 2026 will review signed quotations, cash position and a draft repayment plan.
Cordon Technologies secures first close of £1 million round
- Seed: GBP 1,000,000.
- British Design Fund led or provided the financing.
- Capital supports advance precision spraying and expand its agricultural robotics rollout.
Atomatika receives Compasso d'Oro ADI honourable mention
- Atomatika is an autonomous tracked multi-tool robot developed for vineyards and orchards.
- The platform is designed to reuse conventional implements through a three-point hitch and power take-off connection.
- Operators can assign missions and monitor work through the MyAgricobots mobile application.
PerPlant raises DKK 7.6 million for agricultural AI
- Its tractor-mounted sensors scan fields in real time to guide targeted spraying.
- The investment is supplemented by EIFO financing and project grants from ESA and Innovation Fund Denmark.
Legmin and San-in Sanso plan robot spraying pilot in Tottori
- The planned trial area centres on Yonago.
- Legmin will provide spraying robots, associated equipment and operating know-how; San-in Sanso will perform spraying for local farms.
- The trial is planned under Japan's agricultural SBIR programme.
Deep Forestry raises €3M for autonomous under-canopy forest drones
- Fairpoint Capital led the €3 million round.
- Superorganism, Spatial Capital, the Arbor Day Foundation's Impact Fund and First Gate Invest also participated.
- Deep Forestry will expand its technical and commercial teams and establish a presence in additional forestry markets.
Homburg takes over Ekobot agriculture software business
- Homburg took over Ekobot, with Ekobot continuing as a software-development provider for agriculture.
- Ekobot had been listed on Nasdaq First North before the acquisition.
- Homburg said Ekobot would support Homburg SmartFarming and external agriculture partners.
Eternal.ag launches omni-directional greenhouse trolley
- Eternal.ag introduced an omni-directional greenhouse trolley built with the same advanced mobility system as its Harvester robot.
- The trolley is designed to move through greenhouse rows without operators needing to dismount for complex manoeuvres.
- Eternal.ag said the trolley can later be upgraded into its fully autonomous Harvester robot, creating a lower-risk adoption path for greenhouse growers.
Small Robot Company is dissolved
- The official insolvency record gives April 30, 2026 as the dissolution date.
- Dissolution concluded the liquidation process that began in February 2024.
- The company is therefore historical and no longer an active agricultural robotics operator.
Ecorobotix adds Maya to build digital agronomy platform
- Ecorobotix announced that Maya would become part of the Ecorobotix Group, adding Maya's turf and land-management intelligence platform to Ecorobotix precision spraying systems.
- Maya provides a hardware-neutral data layer used by more than 150 facilities across 12 countries.
- Ecorobotix said the first connected capabilities between the platforms are expected in 2027.
Fieldwork Robotics partners with Dynium for autonomous farm platforms
- Dynium brings autonomous vehicle platforms designed for polytunnel and off-highway use.
- The collaboration gives Fieldwork customers more base-platform options for robotic harvesting deployments.
DroneDash and GEODNET launch GEODASH Aerosystems for map-free AI-driven precision spraying
- DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET announced the formation of GEODASH Aerosystems Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-incorporated joint venture focused on agricultural spraying drones for large-scale industrial farming.
- The venture combines GEODNET's centimetre-level GNSS-RTK positioning network with DroneDash's autonomous drone and AI vision stack to remove repeated manual pre-mapping before spraying operations.
- The companies said the platform is being built for plantation-scale agriculture and is targeting commercial deployment in the third quarter of 2026.
AgroIntelli whole-company sale fails and assets are split
- The whole-company sale deadline passed without a completed transaction.
- All employees were made redundant after the sale attempt failed.
- IP and software were sold separately while robots and components remained in the disposal process.
Fieldwork Robotics raises £3 million to scale autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots
- Fieldwork Robotics raised £3 million to scale autonomous raspberry-harvesting robots and move from technology validation toward commercial farm adoption.
- The funding includes a £2.2 million equity round led by Elbow Beach, supplemented by £1.7 million in project grants, including non-dilutive Innovate UK support.
- The company said the capital will support commercial trials and deployment activity in the UK, with additional trials planned in Portugal and Australia.
Grodi showcases VEGA 11 as autonomous greenhouse monitoring platform
- Grodi publicly presented VEGA 11 as an autonomous greenhouse monitoring robot.
- The platform uses camera and machine-vision systems for crop monitoring in greenhouse environments.
- VEGA 11 adds a crop-monitoring robot line for controlled-environment agriculture.
Legmin moves to a single representative director under Yoshihiro Noge
- Hirosato Maruyama became executive officer responsible for development.
- Kohei Nishikawa became executive officer responsible for finance.
- The reorganization separates management and execution responsibilities to accelerate decision-making.
Nature Robots secures €4M seed financing to scale autonomy software for autonomous agriculture globally
- Nature Robots announced a €4 million seed round to scale its modular autonomy software for agricultural machinery.
- The company said the funding will be used for team expansion in Osnabrück, an additional office in Munich, and faster design-in and market rollout work with machinery customers.
- The announcement frames Nature Robots around autonomous agriculture across open fields, vegetable farming, orchards, vineyards, specialty crops, agri-photovoltaics, and agroforestry systems.
Tevel secures $18M Series C funding for flying robot harvesters
- Tevel raised $18 million in Series C funding to expand its Flying Autonomous Robots harvesting business.
- Sound Media Ventures led the round, with Maverick Ventures Israel, Kubota, AgFunder and OurCrowd participating.
- The financing supports commercial expansion of Tevel's orchard-harvesting system as growers face persistent seasonal labour shortages.
Sumitomo Corporation enters capital and business alliance with HarvestX
- Sumitomo Corporation entered a capital and business alliance with HarvestX around AI-powered automated pollination robots and plant-factory automation.
- Sumitomo said the alliance would support stable food production and global automation solutions for controlled-environment agriculture.
- The announcement explicitly identified HarvestX as developing and selling pollination and harvesting robots for plant factories.
Ecorobotix starts ARA assembly operation in Kansas
- The Kansas assembly operation is supported by KMW, a Kansas-based agricultural equipment manufacturer.
- Ecorobotix said the expansion would create more than 80 U.S. jobs and strengthen its North American supply chain.
- The company plans to invest $50 million over three years to expand U.S. operations.
Fieldwork Robotics receives ReFED Catalytic Grant Fund support
- ReFED announced support for Fieldwork Robotics through its Catalytic Grant Fund.
- The funding supports Fieldwork Robotics' food-waste and labor-shortage focused harvesting automation work.
- This is grant-style funding, not a procurement award or commercial order.
eternal.ag raises €8 million to automate greenhouse harvesting
- eternal.ag announced €8 million in funding to expand its autonomous greenhouse harvesting robots across Europe
- The company said the capital will support product development, commercial deployments, and expansion to additional crop types
- eternal.ag builds fully autonomous harvesting robots for greenhouses and launched with Harvester as its first commercial product
eternal.ag launches Harvester greenhouse robot
- eternal.ag said its first commercial product is Harvester, a fully autonomous harvesting robot for tomato greenhouses
- Harvester is designed to operate up to 22 hours per day
- The platform is modular and intended to expand into additional greenhouse tasks over time
Carbon Robotics appoints Kevan Krysler as CFO and announces $100M+ annual revenue milestone
- Carbon appointed Kevan Krysler as CFO and said the move reflected the company''s increasing commercial scale and operational maturity.
- In the same announcement, Carbon said it had surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026.
- The company also said it had customers in 15 countries and tied the milestone to expanding traction for LaserWeeder, Carbon ATK, and the Large Plant Model.
Ecorobotix reaches 1,000 ARA precision sprayers sold worldwide
- The company said ARA sprayers had been deployed across Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia.
- ARA targets individual plants with a 6 by 6 centimeter treatment footprint.
- Ecorobotix said the system can reduce crop-protection inputs by up to 95 percent versus broadcast spraying.
Niqo Robotics' AI weeding business nears profitability with platform expansion
- Niqo Robotics said its AI weeding business was approaching profitability as it expanded the platform.
- The company linked the improvement to growing commercial use of precision spot spraying.
Canopii reaches fully autonomous seed-to-harvest greenhouse milestone
- The March 2026 TechCrunch story highlighted that Canopii had reached a major milestone with an autonomous farm that grows from seed to harvest without human intervention.
- The company said its robotic greenhouse can produce up to 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens per year while using a single water spigot and household-scale power.
- The article also said Canopii planned to build its first commercial farm in downtown Portland after reaching the automation milestone.
AgriPass Robotics raises $7.5M seed round for agricultural robotics platform
- Named investors or backers include Harbor Venture Consulting, E44 Ventures.
- The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Farmwave partners with Kiko to expand precision agriculture in Brazil
- The partnership targets distribution and adoption in major Brazilian agricultural regions.
- Farmwave's system measures harvest loss at the edge and gives operators adjustment guidance without relying on cloud connectivity.
- Kiko contributes local agricultural-market and grower support.
AgroIntelli receives bankruptcy order
- The bankruptcy order was issued on 27 February 2026.
- The trustee initially sought an asset buyer able to continue ROBOTTI operations.
- The order applied to the current AgroIntelli ApS operating entity.
Grodi raises €2.5 million to industrialise VEGA 11 greenhouse robot
- Grodi raised €2.5 million to industrialise and scale the commercial rollout of VEGA 11, its autonomous greenhouse robot.
- The company said the funding would support production scale-up and expansion across key horticultural regions in Spain and into international markets.
- The round was led by Swanlaab Innvierte Agri FoodTech, with participation from Axon Desarrollo Andalucía and Innvierte.
ESA supports AgriRobot GEOFENCE demonstration project
- The project follows a May 2025 kick-start study that AgriRobot says established technical and commercial viability.
- GEOFENCE combines GNSS integrity, Galileo OSNMA spoofing protection and sensor-fusion protection-level algorithms.
- The goal is a certifiable, user-validated service that can trigger safety actions when boundary-violation risk becomes unacceptable.
TerraClear Launches TerraScout Autonomous Field-Prescription Robot
- TerraClear introduced TerraScout, an autonomous robot that captures ultra-high-resolution imagery across entire fields and converts it into field prescriptions for existing farm equipment.
- Reported performance: maps 1,000+ acres/day, operates up to ~15 mph, and can run ~6 hours autonomously without refueling.
- Field trials started earlier in 2026, with expanded trials planned for spring 2026.
Niqo Robotics secures first U.S. customer, L&R Farms
- • Niqo Robotics secured its first commercial order in the United States from L&R Farms.
- • The agreement was finalized during the Southwest Ag Summit in Yuma, Arizona, on February 18, 2026.
- • This marks the company's initial entry into the U.S.
Kubota invests in Kilter to scale precision weeding in Europe
- Kilter secured €6.5 million in new financing led by a strategic investment from Kubota.
- The company said the funding would support international scale-up and continued development as it moved toward a Series B round.
- Kubota also confirmed that AX-1 sales through its European distribution network would begin in 2026.
AGCO showcases autonomous and precision agriculture systems at 2026 Commodity Classic
- AGCO said Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and PTx would showcase autonomous and precision agriculture solutions at the 2026 Commodity Classic.
- The event highlighted AGCO's autonomous systems, smart-farming tools, and farmer-facing precision technology portfolio.
- The announcement is a public signal of AGCO's continued push into autonomy and robotic workflows for agricultural equipment.
ANT Robotics introduces Valera Cube autonomous crop platform
- Future Farming described Valera Cube as a modular platform for plant protection and crop-care tasks.
- The platform supports side-mounted tools including tunnel sprayers and UVC lamp modules.
- The system is available in the EU, UK, Australia, and the United States.
Greenfield Robotics receives North Dakota Autonomous Agriculture Grant Program support
- Greenfield Robotics received support through North Dakota's Autonomous Agriculture Grant Program.
- The support is grant-style funding rather than a procurement contract or recognition award.
- The event should stay in the funding lane with grant context carried in metadata.
Greenfield Robotics closes $3.7 million Regulation Crowdfunding round
- Greenfield completed a Regulation Crowdfunding raise of roughly $3.7 million to scale its autonomous chemical-free weeding robots.
- The offering materials cite strategic support from Chipotle, Innovative Livestock Services, and Mid Kansas Cooperative.
- The raise gives Greenfield a real 2026 financing event even though it comes through crowdfunding rather than a traditional venture round.
Upside Robotics secures $7.5M seed funding for autonomous farming robots
- Upside Robotics raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by Plural with participation from Garage Capital, Entrepreneurs First, and founders of Clearpath Robotics.
- Funding will enable scaling of autonomous solar-powered fertilizer robots across more acreage and expansion into the U.S. Corn Belt.
- Robots have logged significant field data and operations, supporting precision nutrient delivery and reduced fertilizer waste.
ABZ Innovation L50 wins the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2026 in Technology
- ABZ announced that the L50 won the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2026 in the Technology category.
- The company describes the L50 as Europe's first 50-liter, LiDAR-based, EU-designed and EU-manufactured agricultural spraying drone.
- This is the strongest award milestone tied to the L50.
P150 Max enters US commercial sales
- US deliveries were expected to begin shortly after the launch.
- The platform supports spraying, spreading, mapping and farm logistics.
- The US configuration retains the 80 kg maximum payload claim.
ABZ Innovation C10 wins a special prize at AGROmashEXPO 2026
- ABZ announced that the C10 received the Special Prize in Domestic Product Development at AGROmashEXPO 2026.
- The award is tied specifically to the C10 industrial cleaning drone rather than the company as a whole.
- This is a straightforward product-award milestone.
Naio and KIOTI Europe plan new agricultural robot platform
- The agreement links Naio field robotics with KIOTI Europe and Daedong industrial reach.
- The partners targeted a new robotic platform by 2026.
Carbon Robotics launches Large Plant Model
- Carbon launched its Large Plant Model as a foundational AI model for plant detection and identification trained on 150 million labeled plants.
- The company said the system lets farmers start laser weeding new fields or crops in minutes and personalize behavior for local crop and weed conditions.
- Carbon positioned the model as a compounding data flywheel fed by its global LaserWeeder fleet.
GrazeMate launches GrazeMate: Drones that Herd Cattle
- We build autonomous “robot cowboys” that help ranchers move and monitor cattle.
- GrazeMate: Drones that Herd Cattle
- The company launched in February 2026 as a robot-cowboy system for moving and monitoring cattle across ranch operations
OctaPulse wins $70,000 Seafood Industry Climate Award
- The award supports phenotyping and deformity inspection intended to reduce waste in finfish aquaculture.
- Recipients were given 12 months to implement their carbon-reduction projects.
ABZ Innovation secures a €7M strategic investment round
- ABZ announced that it closed a €7 million funding round to scale production, accelerate product development, and expand in key global markets.
- The company said the round was led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital and Assembly Ventures.
- The release also ties the capital to expanding ABZ's distributor and service network.
Legmin agrees spraying-service trial with Shizuoka Gas Service
- The planned service area centres on Hamamatsu and Iwata.
- Legmin will provide autonomous spraying robots, associated equipment and operating know-how; Shizuoka Gas Service will carry out spraying for farmers.
- The project aims to use spare summer capacity in LPG delivery operations.
Ecorobotix unveils ALBA turf-care precision sprayer
- Ecorobotix unveiled ALBA, an ultra-high-precision sprayer for golf courses, sports turf, sod farms, tennis courts, and municipal grass fields.
- ALBA targets individual weeds with a 3x3 cm spray footprint.
- The system extends Ecorobotix plant-by-plant spraying from agriculture into professional turf management.
GrazeMate raises $1.2 million pre-seed round
- Pre-seed: USD 1,200,000.
- Y Combinator led or provided the financing.
- GrazeMate raised $1.2 million in pre-seed financing to develop and deploy autonomous cattle-mustering drones operated through a mobile application.
Kilter wins Netherlands innovation award for AX-1
- Kilter announced that AX-1 received an innovation award in the Netherlands.
- The award was tied to a Dutch industry event focused on mechanisation and innovation in horticulture and vegetable production.
- The recognition added market validation for AX-1 in a core greenhouse and specialty-crop geography.
Kubota unveils autonomous M5 Narrow tractor solution at CES 2026
- The M5 Narrow solution integrates sensing and AI into a 105.7-horsepower specialty tractor.
- Kubota developed the autonomous specialty-crop solution with Agtonomy.
- Kubota also introduced the KVPR concept robot with adjustable dimensions for multiple farm tasks.
Greenfield names Amity as sole BOTONY contract manufacturer for 2026
- At 31 December 2025, Greenfield had contracted Amity Technology to manufacture BOTONY agricultural robots.
- Greenfield had $453,266 of prepaid manufacturing deposits applied to production for the 2026 growing season.
- The filing identifies Amity as Greenfield's sole contract manufacturer and flags the lack of a qualified alternative as a concentration risk.
FarmDroid appoints NEO TECH as distributor across 28 French departments
- NEO TECH had already been involved in FarmDroid commercialization in France since 2020.
- The partnership expanded local service coverage for FD20 seeding, weeding, and spraying robots.
BouMatic launches MilkGenius optimization software
- MilkGenius is aimed at automated dairy-farm management workflows.
- The launch is relevant to BouMatic because its robotics exposure includes automated milking systems.
- BouMatic announced MilkGenius software availability for automated dairy-farm management workflows.
Agreenculture raises €6 million Series A
- Supernova Invest, Future Food Fund and Unilis participated in the €6 million Series A equity round.
- Crédit Agricole Toulouse 31 provided a separate credit facility alongside the financing.
- The capital is allocated to autonomy-product standardization and industrialization, plus commercial deployment with machinery manufacturers.
BouMatic partners with Green Source Automation
- The announcement linked BouMatic dairy automation with Green Source Automation products.
- The partnership supports BouMatic farm-automation channel and product breadth.
- Green Source Automation became a named partner in BouMatic's farm-automation channel.
ABZ Innovation C10 receives EU C5 certification
- ABZ announced that the C10 achieved EU C5 certification as a tethered unmanned aircraft.
- The company says the certification confirms compliance with the relevant EU product and conformity requirements for this class.
- This is a clean regulatory/certification event for the C10.
SABI AGRI launches SRBC modular farm robot online
- The SRBC robot was offered from EUR13,500 excluding VAT through Torque.Works.
- SABI AGRI positioned the system as an accessible robotic harvest assistant for farmers.
EdenCore closes €0.9 million seed round
- The capital will support international expansion and upgrades to the Viewer crop-monitoring system.
- At the announcement, Viewer was commercially present in more than ten countries and covered over 3,000 hectares.
Budbreak commits to Reservoir Farms Sonoma program
- Reservoir Farms Sonoma said Budbreak Innovations had already committed to begin the program in January 2026
- The Sonoma site includes fabrication facilities, an engineering workshop, and managed vineyard test blocks for robotics development and validation
ABZ Innovation drones become officially Remote ID compliant in the United States
- ABZ announced that its L30 agricultural spraying drone and C10 industrial cleaning drone had been accepted as Remote ID compliant UAS in the U.S.
- The update gives ABZ a clearer compliance footing for operating those systems in American airspace under current FAA Remote ID rules.
- This is best logged as a certification/compliance milestone rather than a product launch.
Pixelfarming Robotics demonstrates Robot One at Agritechnica 2025
- The company used the exhibition to show its laser-weeding platform to an international agricultural audience.
- The appearance followed field demonstrations and early grower deliveries described in the company history.
- An exhibition demonstration is not counted as a new customer deployment.
ABZ Innovation debuts the L50 at Agritechnica 2025
- ABZ said the L50 made its official debut at Agritechnica 2025 in Hannover.
- The company used the event to showcase its broader heavy-duty drone portfolio, but the L50 premiere was the main new-product milestone.
- This is the clean launch event for the L50.
AllyNav launches AF718 Frontier Autosteering System at Agritechnica
- AllyNav launched the AF718 Frontier Autosteering System at Agritechnica 2025 in Hannover.
- The system used an upgraded computing platform to improve accuracy and efficiency across farm operations.
- The launch expanded AllyNav's smart-farming lineup for precision agriculture and automated tractor guidance.
OctaPulse wins Ocean Exchange Collegiate Award
- Eight collegiate finalists competed for three awards in Fort Lauderdale.
- Co-founder and CEO Paul Grech represented OctaPulse at the competition.
Kilter and Kubota partner to scale AX-1 in European vegetables
- Kilter and Kubota agreed to pilot and promote AX-1 in Europe, starting in Germany and the Netherlands.
- The partnership was presented at Agritechnica 2025 and built on a successful 2025 pilot season with positive farmer feedback.
- Kubota's dealer network was positioned as the commercial route for selling and supporting AX-1 operations.
Naio sets renewed industrial plan targeting 100 robots per year
- The plan adds a production-scale marker after Naio's financial restructuring.
- The company tied the plan to renewed industrial anchoring and field-robot commercialization.
SAIA Agrobotics raises EUR 10M Series A
- SAIA Agrobotics completed a Series A financing of EUR 10M.
- The financing was announced on 2025-11-10 in EUR.
- SAIA Agrobotics develops a greenhouse automation architecture that brings plants to fixed robotic stations for monitoring and harvesting.
New Holland previews R4 autonomous robot family
- R4 Electric Power targets vineyard rows from 1.0 to 1.5 metres.
- R4 Hybrid Power adds a 44 kW generator and PTO interfaces for orchard implements.
- Both variants remained development concepts at the preview.
Agtonomy raises $18M Series B for physical AI in off-road equipment
- Agtonomy raised $18 million in Series B funding to expand physical AI for agriculture and off-road machinery.
- DBL Partners led the oversubscribed round, with Nuveen joining as a new investor.
- The company said the capital supports OEM integrations and commercial deployments across agriculture and adjacent off-road industries.
Fieldwork Robotics partners with Portuguese Research Centre for Sustainability
- Fieldwork partnered with the Research Centre for Sustainability on robotics R&D activity in Portugal.
- The partnership supports the company's technical and field-development footprint outside the UK.
- This is best treated as a research and development partnership rather than a deployment row.