Davis, California nke dabeere na Advanced Farm Technologies Inc., ndị na-emepụta nkà na ụzụ robot maka ndị ọrụ ugbo, kwupụtara Sept.21 na ọ dechara usoro ntinye ego B nke na-ebuli $ 25 nde iji kwado ọganihu ụlọ ọrụ na owuwe ihe ubi strawberry na ngbanwe nke nkà na ụzụ ya na owuwe ihe ubi apụl. .
Ndị Catapult Ventures duziri usoro ego nke Series B wee gụnye ndị niile na-etinye ego Series A: Kubota Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corp., na Impact Ventures.
"Ọ bụ ihe na-enye obi ụtọ ịnweta nkwado na ntinye aka na-aga n'ihu site n'aka ndị ntinye ego mbụ anyị na gburugburu ego a. Ọ na-egosipụta ọrụ siri ike nke otu anyị niile ịzụlite na weta TX Strawberry Harvester n'ahịa," Kyle Cobb, onye isi ala na onye nchoputa nke Advanced Farm Technologies, kwuru na ntọhapụ akụkọ. "Ọganihu anyị bụkwa ihe akaebe nye ndị mmekọ anyị na-akụ strawberries na apụl bụ ndị anyị na ha na-arụkọ ọrụ ịchọta ụzọ okike iji webata akpaaka n'ime ebe a na-azụ anụ ha taa ma na-enye anyị nzaghachi anyị chọrọ iji mee ngwa ngwa ma melite teknụzụ."
Ezubere ka ọ rụọ ọrụ n'akụkụ ndị ọrụ owuwe ihe ubi akwụkwọ ntuziaka, Advanced Farm TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester na-achọpụta ozugbo wee were mkpụrụ osisi na-acha uhie uhie, nke chara acha sitere na akwa strawberry n'ime ala nwere teknụzụ gripper nri dị nro. Igwe eji arụ ọrụ nwere ebumnuche nwere ọtụtụ robots siri ike nwere ike iguzogide ihe siri ike nke dị n'èzí, ọnọdụ n'ime ala nwere ọhụụ kọmpụta ọkaibe na teknụzụ mmụta igwe iji na-agagharị n'ubi na iwe ihe ubi n'onwe ya ruo awa 24 kwa ụbọchị. Ihe ịga nke ọma n'ahịa mbụ nke TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester bụ ihe ngwọta na-ekwe nkwa maka ụlọ ọrụ strawberry na apụl ndị na-eche ihe ịma aka ọrụ aka na-adịgide adịgide ihu.
"Ndị otu Advanced Farm gosipụtara ịdọ aka ná ntị dị egwu na ntinye ego mbụ, na-eme $10 nde na-aga ogologo oge n'ịzụlite na ịzụ ahịa nkà na ụzụ ya ngwa ngwa na ịmepụta ntọala dị mkpa iji gaa n'ahịa," Rouz Jazayeri, Onye Mmekọ nke Catapult Ventures kwuru. "Site na ntinye ego kachasị ọhụrụ a, ụlọ ọrụ ahụ nwere ike ịbawanye otu ya na nkà na ụzụ roboti, na-elekwasị anya n'ịbawanye òkè ahịa na imeghari nkà na ụzụ ya maka ihe ọkụkụ ọhụrụ, iji mezuo nkwa nke owuwe ihe ubi na-akpaghị aka maka ọrụ ugbo nke narị afọ nke 21."
Na-ebugharị ụgbọ mmiri TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester ka ọ rụọ ọrụ n'ubi na nnukwu ụlọ ọrụ na-emepụta strawberry nke California, Advanced Farm enyerela ndị na-akụ mkpụrụ osisi strawberry n'ụwa aka gụnyere GoodFarms, The Oppenheimer Group (Oppy), na Naturipe iweta iri puku kwuru puku pound. mkpụrụ ọhụrụ na-aga ahịa.
"Anyị nwere ihe ndabara nke ọma inwe ohere iji rụọ ọrụ na ndị kacha mma na ụlọ ọrụ anyị ma nọgide na-enwe mmasị site na ụzọ dị irè, aka nke Advanced Farm - otu ndị a nwapụtara na-ewuli elu na ọganihu ha gara aga iji weta ngwọta akpaaka bara uru maka ọrụ ugbo. "Dave Murray, Onye Mmekọ na GoodFarms kwuru. "Iji Advanced Farm TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester na-arụ ọrụ owuwe ihe ubi anyị na-enyere anyị aka ijere ndị ahịa anyị ozi, na-enye anyị ohere ịkwado ndị ọrụ ugbo anyị nke ọma, na ịgbasa ọrụ iji gboo mkpa ndị ahịa chọrọ mkpụrụ osisi ọhụrụ dị elu ma dị ọnụ ala."
Teknụzụ Ugbo dị elu na-emepụta teknụzụ rọbọt maka ndị ọrụ ugbo. N'afọ 2019, Advanced Farm ghọrọ ụlọ ọrụ US mbụ na-ere ahịa mkpụrụ osisi strawberry robotic, na-ebute mkpụrụ ọhụrụ n'ahịa site na iji ikpo okwu T-6 ọhụrụ emebere maka akwa ndị a kụrụ n'ala.
N'inwe ihe karịrị nde $ 70 na nkwa ndị ahịa, Advanced Farm na-arụ ọrụ iji wepụta teknụzụ ya site na mmekorita ọnụ, gụnyere nke nwere mmemme UC Davis, iji mepụta ụdị dị iche iche nke akpaaka akpaaka maka iweta mkpụrụ osisi strawberry n'ọhịa site na ịhọpụta ruo nhazi na mbukota. .
Advanced Farm Technologies bụ ụlọ ọrụ nkeonwe dabere na Davis, Calif. Maka ozi ndị ọzọ, gaa na ebe a.
TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester. Foto: Advanced Farm Teknụzụ