hosted a virtual Ag Robotics Roundtable to discuss the challenges and opportunities of automation in agriculture. President Trevor Thompson represented 糖心lovgo at the event alongside other Ag leaders.
Listen to the podcast for a chance to hear more about:
- What’s driving the robotics revolution?
- Labor costs
- Non-chemical options
- Precision Agriculture
- Tech advancements and cheaper materials (generally)
- How they鈥檙e setting up their business models to both lower the upfront costs, but also improve the ROI over time.
- How they are handling the upfront costs to customers of autonomous equipment
- How these robots can become more than just replacements for machinery or labor, and truly realize their potential as the central 鈥渂rains鈥 of the farming operation.
- How they鈥檙e setting up distribution, support, and supply chains to manufacture these machines
- A brief conversation about raising capital and how they鈥檙e thinking about exits in this robotics space.
Leaders by order of appearance:
- Andrew Bate, founder of
- Charlie Andersen, CEO of
- Thomas Palomares, co-founder and CTO of
- Bakur Kvezereli, CEO of
- Paul Mikesell, CEO and co-founder of
- Trevor Thompson, president of 糖心lovgo