ICarbon Robotics, inkampani yamarobhothi ezolimo, imemezele uSepthemba 1 ukuthi ithole amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-27 ku-Series B ngezimali evela kwa-Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, Bolt and Liquid2 Ventures ukuze kusheshiswe ukukhula kwenkampani.
Uxhaso luzosetshenziselwa ukukala ukukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo yenkampani, ukukhulisa ithimba layo lonjiniyela, ukusungula ukuthengiswa kwesifunda nokusekelwa kwamakhasimende kulo lonke elase-US kanye nokutshala imali ekusungulweni kwemikhiqizo emisha nobuchwepheshe. Lo mzuliswano wakamuva wokuxhaswa ngezimali uletha uxhaso lwenkampani lulonke lufinyelele ku-$36 million.
“Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuphinde kuqinisekisa umgomo wethu wokwenza amathuluzi asebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukubhekana nezinkinga ezinzima zabalimi,” kusho uPaul Mikesell, oyi-CEO nomsunguli we Carbon Amarobhothi. “Ukuhlakula kungenye yezinselelo ezinkulu abalimi ababhekana nazo, ikakhulukazi ukukhula kokhula olumelana nokubulala ukhula kanye nokukhula kwesasasa ekusetshenzisweni kwe-organic kanye nezindlela zokuzivuselela. Lo mjikelezo wokutshalwa kwezimali uzosenza sikwazi ukukala imisebenzi yethu ukuze sihlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo salobu buchwepheshe. Ukwengeza, lolu xhaso luzovumela ithimba lethu ukuthi liqhubeke nokusungula imikhiqizo emisha futhi lihlonze izindlela ezishintshayo zokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe kwezolimo.”
UBrian Ames, umqondisi ophethe we-Anthos Capital, wengeze wathi, "ubuchwepheshe beqembu obuhlanganisa izigwegwe eziningi ezihlanganisa i-AI ne-ML ethuthukisiwe, umbono wekhompyutha namandla ashisayo, bubeka iCarbon Robotics ukuthi ibe ngumdlali obalulekile ekuqhubekiseni uguquko lobuchwepheshe bezolimo."
Ngo-Ephreli, iCarbon Robotics yembula isizukulwane sayo esilandelayo i-Autonomous Weeder, irobhothi elizimele elisebenzisa amalaser anamandla amakhulu ukuqeda ukhula ngamandla ashisayo, ngaphandle kokuphazamisa inhlabathi. Irobhothi livumela abalimi ukuthi basebenzise ama-herbicide amancane futhi banciphise abasebenzi ukuze basuse izitshalo ezingafuneki ngenkathi bethuthukisa ukwethembeka nokubikezelwa kwezindleko, isivuno sezitshalo nokunye.
With Izinhlobo ezingama-263 ezimelana nokubulala ukhula emazweni angama-71, inkampani ibone isidingo esikhulu semikhiqizo yayo, ithola inani labalimi bamatende kanye nokubhuka okudlula amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-20. Amapulazi a-ode amayunithi e-laser-weeding ahlanganisa ama-Grimmway Farms, Carzalia Valley Produce, Mercer Ranches, Taylor Farms, Triangle Farms, Terranova Ranch, Bowles Farming Co, Braga Ranch, Duncan Family Farms kanye nama-Amigo Farms. ICarbon Robotics isidayise kumamodeli ayo ka-2021 no-2022 futhi isiqalile ukwamukela ama-oda ka-2023.
"I-Carbon Robotics isesimweni esikhethekile sokubhekana nezinkinga ezibucayi ezithinta abalimi, okuhlanganisa ukukhula kokhula olukhulu kanye nokuncipha kwezisebenzi ezikhona," kusho u-Erik Benson, umqondisi ophethe weVoyager Capital. “Inkampani yenza ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu bufinyeleleke kubalimi, isekele ukusebenza kwebhizinisi labo ngokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kahle nokwethembeka kanye nokunikeza indlela eqhubekayo yokweseka ukuphathwa komhlaba wabo. I-Carbon Robotics ishintsha ngokuyisisekelo indlela abalimi abakhula ngayo amasimu futhi inamandla okuba i-Deere & Company yale nkulungwane yeminyaka.”
Njengengxenye yoxhaso lwezimali, i-Carbon Robotics yamukele u-Eric Scollard njengoMeluleki Wezentengiso Wamasu ukuze asekele umgudu wokukhula wenkampani. Endimeni yakhe, uScollard uzogxila ekuthuthukiseni amasu okunweba okuzokwenza i-Carbon Robotics ikwazi ukukala ngempumelelo ukusatshalaliswa kwe-Autonomous Weeders kanye nemikhiqizo yesikhathi esizayo. U-Scollard uzophinde asekele ukuthuthukiswa kwamaqembu okuthengisa kanye nokweseka kwesifunda. Ngesikhathi enza imisebenzi yakhe yokuphatha kwa-ExtraHop, Isilon kanye nakuQumulo, uScollard ugqugquzele ukukhula okukhulu kwezimali ezingenayo ngesikhathi esakha izinhlangano zokuthengisa ezisezingeni lomhlaba.
"Umsebenzi osuvele unzima wokukhipha ukhula uye waba nzima kubalimi ukuthi bawulawule njengoba ukwanda kokhula olumelana nokubulala ukhula lukhula futhi nezindleko zokubulala ukhula zikhuphuka," kusho uCameron Borumand, umlingani jikelele kwaFUSE. “ICarbon Robotics yakhe isixazululo esishintsha umdlalo ukuxazulula inkinga enkulu kwezolimo. Abalimi bebenobuhlakani obusha kanye namasu ekuxazululeni le nkinga kuze kube manje, kodwa bafanelwe ubuchwepheshe obungcono kakhulu obuzobasiza benze omunye wemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni - ukubeka ukudla ematafuleni abantu."
I-Carbon Robotics iphayona uguquko olulandelayo kwezolimo ngokusatshalaliswa kobuchwepheshe obusha nehadiwe. Umkhiqizo wokuqala weCarbon Robotics, i-Autonomous Weeder, uhloselwe ukubhekana nenye yezinkinga ezinkulu zemboni: ukulawula ukhula.
Ngokusebenzisa ubuhlakani bokwenziwa kanye nobuchwepheshe be-laser, uguquko lweCarbon Robotics, indlela enembayo ephezulu ithuthukisa isivuno sezitshalo, inikeza izimo zokusebenza eziphephile kubalimi, yehlisa izindleko zizonke ezihlobene nokulima kwesimanje, futhi idala izindlela ezisimeme zokukhiqiza kabusha kanye nemikhiqizo yemvelo. ICarbon Robotics yasungulwa ngo-2018 futhi izinze eSeattle.
Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, vakashela: carbonrobotics.com.