Root AI
To raise a fund, this agtech outfit built a content company first (now it has $60 million to put to work)
Rob Leclerc has the kind of pedigree that investors tend to like: He has a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Calgary and a Ph.D. in computational biology from Yale. In f
Pizza, picking and swimming snakes
Some weeks are slim pickings when it comes to pulling together interesting robotics stories. This is, decidedly, not one of those weeks. In fact, it’s been a bit tough keeping up with the deluge of
AppHarvest buys ag-robotics firm, Root AI
Indoor farming company AppHarvest this week announced that it has acquired Root AI. The deal is valued at around $60 million, with $10 million in cash and the reminder coming from AppHarvest stock. Ro
Root AI raises $7.2M seed round to deploy its harvesting robot amid COVID-19-fueled demand
By all accounts, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of robotics and automation by months, if not years. The reasons are fairly clear — robotics don’t call in sick, nor are they dis
Your vegetables are going to be picked by robots sooner than you think
In the very near future, robots are going to be picking the vegetables that appear on grocery store shelves across America. The automation revolution that’s arrived on the factory floor will mak