Deep Intelligence Across Industries

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2017 Workforce: ~20 Company Working: Root AI, Inc (Root AI) is a start-up engaged in the development of intelligent robots used in indoor as well as outdoor farming for picking, gripping, and plucking of fruits. The company’s line of technologies includes real-time detection, gentle touch, and intelligent motion. Its products use 3D sensors and detection systems to pick and pluck ripe fruits and tomatoes. The company aims to produce crops and fruits with nearly 90% less water consumption over a small land area. The company has major operations in the US and plans to expand its operations in other North American countries.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2007 Workforce: ~40 Company Working: Harvest Automation Inc (Harvest Automation) is one of the leading players offering greenhouse farming material handling robots. The company offers solutions to address the challenges of practical robotic operations. Its major customers include nurseries and greenhouse farmers. Harvest Automation has developed first flexible, scalable robots for agriculture and distribution and fulfillment. The company is highly active in the US and has deployed its robots across 30 farms. The company has also received an investment funding of nearly USD 30 million.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2011 Workforce: ~25 Company Working: FodderWorks is a leading manufacturer of automatic robotic fodder system. The company is engaged in the production of sprouts and barley seeds for cattle and horses. Its product portfolio includes a robotic fodder system, and components and accessories for the robotic fodder system. The company generated revenue of nearly USD 3.8 million in 2018 and sells its produce across the US and parts of Canada.

Company Headquarters: Netherlands Founded: 1967 Workforce: ~300 Company Working: Visser Horti Systems B.V. (Visser) is one of the major designers and manufacturers of horticultural machinery and robotic systems. The company’s major customers include small nurseries and horticultural greenhouses. Visser supplies automation systems and robots to meet the growing demand in several markets. The company’s product portfolio includes machinery for plugs, cutting, tissue culture automation, field production, hot house production, pot plants, herbs, nursery stock, soil handling, and soil blocking. The company has sales offices located across 15 countries.

Company Headquarters: Denmark Founded: 2015 Workforce: ~100 Company Working: OnRobot A/S (OnRobot) is one of the prime manufacturers of industrial robots in Denmark and other European countries. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing of end-of-arm tooling grippers for the collaborative robotic system. The company offers robotic arms that find applications in quality testing & inspection, surface finishing, assembly, packaging & palletizing, and pick & place. The company was established as a result of the merger between Perception Robotics, a US-based company; OptoForce, a Hungary-based company; and OnRobot in 2018. The company has a wide distribution channel spread across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The company generated an estimated revenue of USD 13 million in 2018.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2015 Workforce: ~30 Company Working: Iron Ox is one of the leading indoor farm stations that uses robotics-first human-led approach to grow crops, vegetables, and crops. The indoor farming robots require minimal energy and use modern methods of farming such as hydroponic technology. This approach has reduced nearly 90% consumption of water and increased the yield by nearly 30 times than by the traditional farming methods. The robots offered use Lidars and 3D cameras to pick, grab, and plant crops on farm modules. It is engaged in the production of romaine lettuce, bok choy, and cilantro, among others. The company serves the local farming communities across the US and has managed to raise seed funding of nearly USD 6 million. The annual revenue of the company in 2018 was around USD 1.5 million.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2014 Workforce: ~10 Company Working: TickTalk engages in providing watch phones for kids between 4–12 years of age. The watches are designed to enable parents to stay connected to their kids through text messages, phone calls, and video calls. These watches also feature to-do alerts to help kids manage their daily schedule. The company sells its product through online medium across the US.

Company Headquarters: China Founded: 2008 Workforce: ~530 Company Working: SIBYL WORLD SDN BHD (SIBYL) is a manufacturer of electronic products including earphones, mouse, keyboards, and portable chargers, among others. The company has collaborated with Tencent to distribute the QQ watch in Malaysia. Along with this collaboration, SIBYL has become the official distributor of the QQ watch in Malaysia. The QQ watch is a smartwatch enabled with user-friendly features designed especially for kids. It enables parents to track the real-time whereabouts of their children. Geographically, the company operates in Asia and the Middle East regions.

Company Headquarters: Spain Founded: 1996 Workforce: ~100 Company Working: KD Group engages in the provision of technology-based toys, tablets, and products for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. It operates through the following segments—interactive/tablets, toys, content and TV productions, and lighting. Its product portfolio includes a mix of Kurio products, lighting products, preschool electronic learning toys, family games, apps and TV series, and design, development, and manufacturing services. Regionally, the company operates in Europe, North America, and the rest of the world.