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AGRIST Inc.

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
agrist.com

Rail-guided autonomous harvest robot with computer vision for crop ripeness detection and autonomous picking of bell peppers and cucumbers; Microsoft Azure ML integration for yield forecasting and harvest revenue optimization; FaaS model targeting 20-30% harvest automation; 2023 CES Innovation Award winner.

HeadquartersShintomi, JP
Founded2019
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B
FoundersJunichi Saito (CEO), Hiroki Hata (COO)
Regions servedAsia
Countries deployedJP
Service footprintHQ in Shintomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan; own demo farm in Shintomi; commercial FaaS deployments with JA Group co-ops and municipalities from Hokkaido to Okinawa, Japan.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

L (Harvest Robot)

  • 16 kg robot weight; rail-guided greenhouse operation; 55% harvest rate achieved in field trials; targets bell pepper and cucumber crops

    vendor-stated physical weight, operational method, and field trial harvest performance of the L autonomous harvest robot

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2021-03-01Takamiya No Aisaigreenhouse, cucumber harvestJP1Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordDRONE FUNDDogan BetaMiyazaki Taiyo CapitalENEOS Innovation PartnersMiyagin Venture CapitalJafco GroupIncubate FundMizuho CapitalNippon Steel Kowa Real EstateSparks Asset ManagementNX Group
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-09-17Completed Series B funding round; accelerating municipal collaboration and nationwide expansion in JapanThe Bridge
2024-10-07NX Group (Nippon Express) invested in AGRIST Series B to expand nationwide smart agriculture deploymentNippon Express Holdings
2021-03-01Completed Series A funding and announced first commercial FaaS deployment (Takamiya No Aisai farm, cucumber harvesting)The Bridge
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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AGRIST AI and Harvesting RobotUNDP Digital X · retrieved 2026-07-05
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AGRIST Accelerates Municipal Collaboration and Nationwide Expansion with Series B FundingThe Bridge · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
NX Group invests in AI- and robot-driven smart agriculture technology developer and seller AGRISTNippon Express Holdings · retrieved 2026-07-05
04
Japan's Agrist secures series A funding round to expand AI-powered harvesting robotThe Bridge · retrieved 2026-07-05
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NX Group invests in AI- and robot-driven smart agriculture technology developer and seller AGRISTNippon Express Holdings · retrieved 2026-07-05