Muddy Machines
Muddy Machines solves labour challenges in agriculture and horticulture by delivering electric robots for selective harvesting and precision applications.
Farms and growers need new technology to become resilient against labor supply shortages and ensure the countries where they operate have a secure and sustainable domestic food production system. The growing challenge of finding, hiring and retaining the people required to work farmland is only getting worse as demands increase for efficiency and costing.
Muddy Machines’ battery-powered robots are helping farmers grow more and produce locally to ensure that the food we eat is fresher and more sustainable. Muddy Machines’ lightweight, precision harvest tool reaps multiple crops and addresses the labour shortages faced by farmers. Their self-driving, battery-powered robot uses deep learning to detect crops and cuts precisely and consistently to the farmer’s specifications.
Founders
Florian Richter
CEO
Florian has previously worked at Google, SumUp, and Bookatable. Florian is a second-time founder, and previously raised over £4 million. He grew up in Lower Saxony, Germany’s main Asparagus region, and his family runs a large farm in Portugal.
Christopher Chavasse
CTO
Chris has spent his whole career in robotic innovation. He developed UAVs and Search and Rescue robots at University, before spending four years inventing the next generation of household robots at Dyson, and building novel kitchen robots at Deliveroo and Karakuri.
Founded at Entrepreneur First
Grant ($500,000) from Innovate UK
Pre-Seed led by Robotic Ventures
First deployment and tests of their robot in the field
Seed ($1.5 million) led by Regenerate Ventures