Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops
Upside Robotics builds autonomous solar-powered robots that can help farmers reduce their fertilizer use by 70%.
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Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.
The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the agtech and food tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may ‘shut down’
The memo that went out Thursday, which TechCrunch obtained, says the “timing” of the company’s pivot away from tractor manufacturing puts it at risk.
Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’
Burks Tractor, a dealership located in Idaho, has sued Monarch for breach of contract and allegedly violating its warranty because the California-based startup’s tractors were “unable to operate autonomously.” The dealership also says the 10 tractors it purchased “continue to experience significant problems,” and calls them “defective.”
Aquawise will show off its AI-driven water quality tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Aquawise uses satellite images and a physics-based AI model to monitor and predict water quality at aquaculture farms.
Orchard Robotics, founded by a Thiel fellow Cornell dropout, raises $22M for farm vision AI
The startup uses truck-mounted cameras to collect and analyze data about crop health.
How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light
TRIC Robotics just raised a $5.5 million seed round for its tractor-sized robots that help eliminate bacteria and pests on strawberry plants.