California's Advanced Farm Technologies (AFT) has raised $7.5m in series A funding, led by Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV). AFT, which provides robotics-as-a-service to farmers, will use the funds to commercialise its T-6 robotic strawberry harvesting prototype. The T-6 features multiple robotic arms with grippers to harvest soil-grown strawberries. In a press release, YMVSV CEO and co-founder David Wang said that he was "excited about this new opportunity for our company as we continue to develop innovative solutions for farmers around the world."
California's Advanced Farm Technologies (AFT) has raised $7.5m in series A funding, led by Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV). AFT, which provides robotics-as-a-service to farmers, will use the funds to commercialise its T-6 robotic strawberry harvesting prototype. The T-6 features multiple robotic arms with grippers to harvest soil-grown strawberries. YMVSV is using its $100m Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund to invest in plant and animal-based technology.