Farm
Iron Ox opened its first fully autonomous farm in California, growing greens such as romaine, butterhead and kale.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“the company is opening its first fully autonomous production farm, with plans to start selling its produce soon.”
What it means
Iron Ox robotic greenhouse, from Iron Ox, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Iron Ox robotic greenhouse
- Iron Ox cut 50 jobs, nearly half its staff, to focus on its core engineering work and stretch its cash.
- Iron Ox launched a new mobile robot, Grover, and had broken ground on a 535,000-square-foot indoor farm in Texas.
- Iron Ox raised $53 million, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, bringing its total to $98 million.
- Iron Ox added a farm in Gilroy, California, and was selling to stores including Whole Foods and Bianchini's Market.