At Root, we are on a mission to create the intelligent robots that will help growers build the farms of the future.
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Thank you to @AbateDeMey at @Robohub for a great podcast on Root AI and its approach to deliver value to growers by leveraging the latest in #Robotics and #AI technology
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The future of #farming just got a bit closer!
Root is thrilled to announce its latest #funding round, which provides the fuel to expand our team and launch commercial deployments.
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US Secretary of Agriculture @SecretarySonny traveled to @WUR in the Netherlands to officially open demo-greenhouse KAS2030 where they are answering the question "how do you build a climate-neutral urban farm” ....
Spoiler alert you got to go high-tech
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Want 3x bigger #corn? Try harnessing the power of microbes.
Researchers @GCCR2 discovered that the #microbiome that helps sugarcane grow under stress works for other crops too, ensuring a successful harvest for farmers faced with inconsistent climates.
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Light is a necessity for both #plants and #solarpanels. Researchers @NCstate have shown that semi-transparent #solarcells built into the roof panels of greenhouses can offset a facility’s energy needs making it cheaper to #growlocal & #growsustainably.
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"Automation has always been a big part of agriculture, from the first seed drills to modern combine harvesters. Lately, smaller, more dexterous robots have emerged in droves."
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Tracking packages of chicken at a production facility has traditionally been a manual and inaccurate process until now. See how @TysonFoods is using #ComputerVision to do the job, cutting costs and reducing waste while improving food safety.
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Thank you Chris Higgins at @HortAmericas for a great article highlighting the role that #AI & #robotics companies, like Root, play in transforming #agriculture in 2020 and beyond
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Wildfires destroy ecosystems and are a force for good. Case in point in @PNASNews scientist from the @Chicagobotanic show that on the prairies of Minnesota coneflowers produced more seeds and are more genetically diverse when burned every few years.
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Don't miss @Joshua_Lessing talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops tomorrow @Fruit_Logistica in Berlin.
Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS
Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11
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.@PowerPollen has created a #pollen preservation #technology that enables seed companies to produce a product with more purity and yield at a lower cost and gives corn #farmers a new tool to actively manage their fields under adverse weather conditions
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.@Indigoag aims to capture 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 and sell carbon - sequestered by farmers - to @FedEx and others aiming to support #sustainability
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Don't miss @Joshua_Lessing talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops at this years @Fruit_Logistica in Berlin.
Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS
Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11
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800M people globally rely on the calorie dense cassava crop as a main food source
Food security champion @Laura_boykin is using #AI & a pocket-sized #DNA sequencer to help farmers select varieties that are resistant to local pathogens
Big step forward!
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Food can be grown anywhere with #indoorfarming. NextOn, a startup in South Korea, has set up a high-tech farm in a closed down tunnel allowing this local grower to deal with unpredictable weather, decreasing farmland and limited access to Ag workers.
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Late blight is a #plant pathogen that causes $6.7B in crop loss per year. Researchers at @NCState have announced a quick & easy way to use a plants odor to detect the disease with the help of a #smartphone, paper, and simple chemical sensors.
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Nicknamed Food Valley, the Wageningen area in the Netherlands is famous for #agtech. Recently, @Unilever invested €85M in a new Food Innovation Center located on @WUR campus to address major food system challenges like #climatechange & #foodwaste
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Fitbit for Cows + #AI = Results
@Connecterra develops a predictive intelligence platform that can optimize a #dairy #farm. Their software, 'Ida', is proven to improve herd productivity by up to 30% which is helping to make farming more sustainable.
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It is exciting to think that having a super indulgent dessert and eating #healthy can be the same thing. The Omakase Berry from Oishii is just that and was made possible with the help of #indoorfarming.
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Soon, @Kroger will begin offering #greens that are #grown right in the store, emblematic of a broader trend among grocery giants using fresh #produce to out compete rivals
"We know that fresh food drives shopping trips and it's a real differentiator"
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Root AI's Director of Software, @Mpratland, presented at @NIST this week to discuss new #3D perception standards in the industry with @IntelRealSense, @ABBRobotics, @CapSenRobotics and @GM
Learn more about Root AI's research here: bit.ly/2P5Iv0O
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Advancements being made at Root AI set new standards in #3D perception. Interested? See @mpratland, Root AI's Director of Software, talk at @NIST this week.
Learn more here: bit.ly/2rBI8mr
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Innovations since the 1970's have made it possible to raise #turkeys that are +60% more productive per bird. Now, fewer birds can feed more people using less water, land, fertilizer and pesticides. That's something we can all be #thankful for.
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"Many consumers are happy to pay for flavorful local crops. @BlueBottleRoast paid $60/lb for California grown #coffee beans. A single cup sold for $18. The coffee sold out within two weeks."
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"Plant efficiency has room for #improvement. The @RIPEproject aims to do just that by creating engineered #photosynthetic organisms with exciting implications for our #food supply, the #environment, and beyond."
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"Ag is a $5 trillion industry, but less than 20% of acreage is managed by digital #technology. @Microsoft wants to change this by investing in @TheGrandFarm, a start-up in North Dakota aiming to make the #farm go fully digital."
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Thank you, Harvard Business School, for hosting Root AI's CFO, @akash_g_nandi, for an incredible day of discussion about the future of food with other key industry representatives.
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Learn more about what it takes to build a #robotics company from Root AI's CEO & Co-founder @Joshua_Lessing
at @Robo_Business. #RoboBusiness #RB2019 bit.ly/2lRbU4r
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In their latest article, @BrownAlumniMag explains how Root is leveraging #AI and #robotics to make #farming more sustainable and efficient brownalumnimagazine.com/arti…
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Thank you @CueTheWriter and @RIA_robotics for featuring Root AI's first product.
Virgo is an industrial grade co-bot on a mobile platform with computer vision for sight, on-board #AI and dexterous end-of-arm tools for harvesting a variety of fresh produce. bit.ly/2K3PkgM
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Come see us at the #ForbesAgTech Summit in Salinas, June 26th and 27th.
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Thank you to @UnitedFresh for recognizing the Virgo harvesting #robot as the "Best New Indoor Growing Technology" at the #UnitedFresh 2019 Innovation Awards. #AgTech @FreshPlaza_com
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Join Root AI's CEO @Joshua_Lessing for his talk "Insights & Actions: Building a Better Value Proposition for Specialty Growers" @BigDataTO
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Research using new robotic tech improves #agricultural techniques.
UC Davis Agriculture engineer + Professor Vougioukas -"demographics show labor shortage for farm work since there are not enough workers to meet high demand."
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@UrbanAgNews picks up @CNBC first peek of Root AI’s Virgo robot designed to pick tomatoes. It has a camera + #AI that analyzes whether the tomato is ripe, arm with delicate “fingers” that swings out and snags the fruit right off the vine.
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Root Ai founder Josh Lessing says indoor agricultural practices expands a farm's margins, less is spent on pesticides. Insects can be kept out of greenhouses & reducing the use of chemicals can limit environmental impact of operation
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@UrbanAgNews picks up @CNBC first peek of Root AI’s Virgo robot designed to pick tomatoes. It has a camera + #AI that analyzes whether the tomato is ripe, arm with delicate “fingers” that swings out and snags the fruit right off the vine.
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Come see @mpratland from Root AI present our work on Assessing Depth Quality Using 3D Printed Fixtures in manipulation environments at the High-Accuracy Mobile Manipulation Workshop on Thursday at #icra2019. We're hiring! root-ai.com/#careers
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Check out Root AI's first #robot Virgo, available 2020. #AgTech #Agriculture. piped.video/watch?v=XlXSGqvP…
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See Root AI at F&A Next in the Netherlands 15 & 16 May 2019 to preview the Future of Farming & Agriculture.
Wageningen the Netherlands
On Stage bit.ly/2E90VZY
Catch us on DM for time to meet up live!
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Top #Agtech Startups Defining Future of Ag - Root AI new harvesting robot Virgo is for controlled climates like greenhouse + glasshouse farm operations so far picks tomatoes, but hardware can be used for a variety of crops. Available next year.
@AgFunder
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Thank you Hiawatha Bray & @BostonGlobe for a great article about Root AI & our robots.
Root AI tech helps eliminate biggest challenges in #agriculture — from labor shortages to seasonal schedules & compressed harvesting periods
@RootRobots @GlobeTechLab
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Thank you to our fellow panel members from @Inari_ag, Mary Shelman Group, @Indigoag, @AnterraCapital and the Harvard @SEimpact team for a great conversation on how technology will drive sustainability in an evolving food & agriculture landscape.
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Less is definitely more when you are trying to stop bugs from becoming pesticide resistant. Check out Boston startup Kiwi Technologies, which is developing a robot that will allow farmers to be more precise about how they spray. #AgTech #PrecisionAg kiwi.aero/
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For accurate fruit and vegetable picking with a robot, we need to know what is foreground and background. Techniques like #clustering can be used to train a #NeuralNetwork to use scene context for foreground segmentation. #DeepLearning #ImageSegmentation bit.ly/2EpAhx1
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381,000 industrial robots shipped globally in 2017, acc to World Robotics Report. The increase of 30% means annual sales volume of industrial robots increased by 114% over last 5 yrs (2013-17). The sales value increased of US$16.2B in 2017. bit.ly/2J77A87
#AI systems can look across a farmer's operation to analyze data like and provide insights on soil composition moisture & how to optimize equipment and increase crop yields. @ZDNet zd.net/2Qt4dQ1
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Root AI's Josh Lessing participates in a panel discussing impact of #AI on agriculture International today at the International Economic Forum held in Toronto. #TGF @AmericasForum @RootRobots @torontoglobalforum
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Math on disrupting agriculture ... In early 1800s, it would take about 300 hours of labor to produce 100 bushels of wheat. Today with the application of technology + #AI it takes less than an hour to produce 100 bushels of wheat @natalienoell @TechRepublic tek.io/2EjybyF
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