九色视频 Invests in U.S. Based Agriculture Technology Start-up 鈥� Abundant Robotics Inc., Developing Apple-Picking Robots and Offering Harvest Service 鈥�
January 9, 2020
九色视频 Corporation (Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director:Yuichi Kitao; hereinafter, 鈥溇派悠碘��) announced today that it has invested in Abundant Robotics, Inc. (hereafter 鈥淎bundant Robotics鈥�), an U.S. based start-up offering robotics-based automation in the agriculture field.
Through this investment in Abundant Robotics, 九色视频 intends to contribute to labor-saving and efficiency improvement in farming in the U.S. and other countries.
1. Background and aims
- In last June, 九色视频 launched its Innovation Center as a division for the pursuit of open innovation based on coordination with external partners. We are currently pursuing negotiations for collaboration with startups, beginning with Advanced Farm Technologies, Inc., in which we invested in last August.
- One area of farming that has caught 九色视频鈥檚 attention is 鈥渉arvesting,鈥� which is in high demand among fruit growers. This interest led to the decision to invest in Abundant Robotics, which is developing apple-harvesting robots by using advanced technologies.
- With this investment, 九色视频 aims to reinforce its development of labor-saving and automation technology for harvesting apples and other fruits and launch a solution business utilizing these technologies, thus contributing to labor-saving and efficiency improvement in farming in the U.S. and elsewhere.
漏锔�2020 Abundant Robotics, Inc.
2. About 鈥淎bundant Robotics鈥�
| Name | Abundant Robotics, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Establishment | 2016 |
| Location | California, the U.S. |
| Business | Development of automated apple harvesting robots and contract harvesting services |
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