…developed a weeding system for farms, while Tertill has built robots for gardens. 3. Robots plant and seed on the farm In the past few years, engineers have pushed robotics to perform more complex tasks such as planting and seeding. Drones or uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) can not only survey fields, but they can also support precision agriculture with real-time data collection for analysis and insight. Companies such as American Robotics and UAV Systems International have developed aerial imaging and…
…robot this summer. On the consumer side, Tertill Corp. fielded several inquiries about its robot for weeding gardens. The technology can help busy people as they return to offices, noted Rory MacKean, co-founder and chief product officer at the North Billerica, Mass., company. The wedding robot is called Tertill and is sold on the company’s website for $349. “Tertill is a solar-powered weeding robot for vegetable and flower gardens,” MacKean said. “It’s waterproof, so you can leave it outside all…
…Parrots, RobotAI, Square Robot, Star Robotics and Tertill. Five volunteer startups participated in re:MARS, running live demonstrations of their technologies. After attending the four-week AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator, Helen Greiner, CEO of Tertill, shared the following insight from her experience. “The AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator delivered by MassRobotics will help robotics entrepreneurs who want to raise capital, refine their business model, and become part of a select cohort with mentors within AWS to help them,” she said. “This program will…
…pioneering robotics company iRobot and CEO of Tertill; a recognized leader in the robotics field for more than 30 years. Peter Wurman: co-founder and former chief technology officer of mobile robot maker Kiva Systems, which was acquired by Amazon and rebranded to Amazon Robotics. He is currently Sony’s AI America director and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2020. Rick Faulk: CEO of Locus Robotics and former CEO of Quiet Logistics, with more than 30 years…
…Advanced Manufacturing Technology, AGCO Helen Greiner, CEO, Tertill Helena Samsioe, CEO and Founder, GLOBHE (Global Health) Amy Elliott, Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Rosa Ciprian, Senior Electrical Engineer Lead, Alert Innovation Elena Messina, Group Leader Manipulation & Mobility Systems, NIST Christine Spiten, Co-founder, Blueye Robotics Nicole Renee Williams, Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Process Manager, The Boeing Co. Cynthia Breazeal, Professor and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab Leah Curry, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana The Feb. 2021 issue of Smart…
