Davis, California Advanced Farm Technologies Inc., masu haɓaka fasahar mutum-mutumi ga manoma, ya sanar da Sept.21 cewa ya kammala wani zagaye na zuba jari na B da ya tara dala miliyan 25 don tallafawa ci gaban kamfanin a girbin strawberry da kuma daidaita fasaharsa zuwa girbin apple. .
Catapult Ventures ne ya jagoranci zagayen tallafin na Series B kuma ya haɗa da duk masu saka hannun jari na Series A: Kubota Corporation, Yamaha Motor Corp., da Impact Ventures.
“Abin farin ciki ne samun goyon baya da jajircewa daga farkon masu saka hannun jari a wannan zagaye na samar da kudade. Yana nuna duk kwazon ƙungiyarmu don haɓakawa da kawo TX Strawberry Harvester zuwa kasuwa, "Kyle Cobb, shugaba, kuma wanda ya kafa Advanced Farm Technologies, ya ce a cikin wata sanarwa. "Nasarar da muka samu ita ma shaida ce ga abokan cinikinmu a cikin strawberries da apples waɗanda ke aiki tare da mu don nemo hanyoyin kirkire-kirkire don gabatar da aikin sarrafa kai a cikin wuraren kiwon su a yau yayin da muke ba mu ra'ayin da muke buƙata don haɓaka fasahar cikin sauri da haɓaka fasahar."
An ƙera shi don yin aiki tare da ma'aikatan girbi na hannu, Advanced Farm TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester ta atomatik ta hankalta kuma ta ɗauki ja, cikakke 'ya'yan itace daga gadaje strawberry na cikin ƙasa tare da tausasawa, fasahar gripper kayan abinci. Na'urar da aka ƙera manufa ta ƙunshi nau'ikan mutum-mutumi masu karko, masu iya jure wa ƙaƙƙarfan yanayi na waje, yanayin ƙasa tare da nagartaccen hangen nesa na kwamfuta da fasahar koyon injin don kewaya filayen da girbin 'ya'yan itace kai tsaye har zuwa sa'o'i 24 a rana. Nasarar farkon kasuwa na TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester mafita ce mai ban sha'awa ga masana'antar strawberry da apple waɗanda ke fuskantar ƙalubale na samar da aiki.
Rouz Jazayeri, Manajan Abokin Ciniki na Catapult Ventures ya ce "Tawagar Advanced Farm ta nuna kyakkyawan horo tare da tara kudade na farko, wanda ya sanya dala miliyan 10 tafiya mai nisa sosai wajen haɓakawa da kuma tallata fasaharta cikin sauri da ƙirƙirar tushe da ake buƙata don zuwa kasuwa," in ji Rouz Jazayeri, Manajan Abokin Ciniki na Catapult Ventures. "Tare da wannan sabon zagaye na saka hannun jari, kamfanin zai iya haɓaka ƙungiyarsa da fasahar mutum-mutumi, tare da sa ido don faɗaɗa rabon kasuwa da daidaita fasaharsa don sabbin amfanin gona, don cika alƙawarin girbi ta atomatik don noman ƙarni na 21."
Ƙaddamar da rundunar TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester don yin aiki a filayen a cikin manyan cibiyoyin samar da strawberry na California, Advanced Farm ya taimaka wa manyan masu noman strawberry na duniya ciki har da GoodFarms, The Oppenheimer Group (Oppy), da Naturipe don kawo dubun dubatar fam na duniya. sabo 'ya'yan itace zuwa kasuwa.
"Mun yi sa'a don samun damar yin aiki tare da mafi kyawun masana'antarmu kuma muna ci gaba da burge mu ta hanyar aikace-aikacen hannu na Advanced Farm - ƙungiyar da aka tabbatar da ke haɓaka nasarar da suka samu a baya don kawo mafita ta atomatik ga aikin noma. , "in ji Dave Murray, Abokin Hulɗa a GoodFarms. "Yin sarrafa girbin mu tare da Advanced Farm TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester yana taimaka mana mu yi wa abokan cinikinmu hidima, yana ba mu damar tallafawa ma'aikatan aikin gona da kyau, da faɗaɗa ayyuka don biyan buƙatun mabukaci na sabbin 'ya'yan itace masu araha mai araha."
Advanced Farm Technologies na haɓaka fasahar robotic ga manoma. A cikin 2019, Advanced Farm ya zama kamfanin Amurka na farko da ya fara sayar da girbin strawberry na robotic, yana kawo sabbin 'ya'yan itace zuwa kasuwa ta amfani da sabon tsarin sa na T-6 wanda aka tsara musamman don gadaje da aka dasa a ƙasa.
Tare da fiye da dala miliyan 70 a cikin alkawurran abokin ciniki, Advanced Farm yana aiki don haɓaka fasahar sa ta hanyar haɗin gwiwar haɗin gwiwa, gami da ɗaya tare da shirin kiwo na UC Davis, don haɓaka cikakkiyar nau'ikan mafita ta atomatik don girbin strawberry a cikin filin daga ɗauka zuwa rarrabuwa da tattarawa. .
Advanced Farm Technologies kamfani ne mai zaman kansa da ke Davis, Calif. Don ƙarin bayani, ziyarci nan.
TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester. Hoto: Advanced Farm Technologies