VR
Versatile RobotX
United Kingdom · Agritech
Versatile RobotX develops agricultural robots that automate harvesting and crop handling for growers.
Product
The robots combine machine vision with adaptive manipulation to identify and handle produce. A modular design lets the company adapt a common platform to different crops and growing environments instead of building a separate machine for each task.
The University of Essex spin-out was founded by robotics researchers Klaus McDonald-Maier and Vishwanathan Mohan. Field trials with Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree and JEPCO have helped test the systems under commercial growing conditions.
Funding history
1 round · 1 with disclosed amounts| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment and innovation funding | >£1M | British Design Fund — ParticipantDefra — ParticipantInnovate UK — ParticipantUniversity of Essex Enterprise Limited — Participant |