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eternal.ag

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
eternal.ag

Fully autonomous greenhouse harvesting robot; AI-driven computer vision for real-time tomato ripeness detection, consistency monitoring, and clean cutting without human intervention; operational data from each shift fed back into the model to continuously improve picking efficiency and produce quality; modular platform designed as 'plug and play' for expansion to additional crop types beyond tomato; Harvester operates up to 22 hours per day, 7 days per week.

HeadquartersCologne, DE
Founded2025
Corporate funding$9M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles4
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersRenji John (CEO & Co-founder), Sherry Kunjachan (Co-founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNL
Service footprintHQ Cologne Germany; engineering office Bengaluru India; initial commercial deployment in Zeeland, Netherlands; plans to expand across European greenhouse sector
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Harvester

  • Up to 22 hours daily autonomous operation (2 hours for battery recharging)

    vendor-stated maximum continuous operating time per day without human operators in greenhouse environment

    Claim source
  • Approximately 6 feet tall; navigates on rails or smooth concrete greenhouse floors

    vendor-stated physical height and floor navigation modalities for greenhouse rows

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  • End effector includes precision blade with disinfectant application between cuts for hygiene compliance

    vendor-described cutting mechanism and sanitation protocol for each harvest cycle

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  • Sensor suite: cameras, LiDAR, and ultrasonic sensors for ripeness detection and obstacle avoidance

    vendor-stated sensor combination for AI vision and navigation in greenhouse environment

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Machineagriculture

Trolley

  • Omni-directional movement; robot-ready chassis upgradable to full Harvester by retrofitting harvesting module and intelligence layer

    vendor-stated design specification enabling modular upgrade path from manual trolley to fully autonomous harvesting robot

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  • Available for purchase from 1 May 2026; delivery within six weeks of purchase

    vendor-stated commercial availability date and lead time for direct-sale product

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-06-05Van Noord Growerscommercial greenhouse, truss tomato and cucumber productionNL3Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSimon CapitalOyster Bay Venture CapitalEquityPitcher VenturesBackbone Ventures
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles4

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-06-05Van Noord Growers confirms fleet expansion to 3 Harvesters for summer 2026 following successful first deploymentRobotics & Automation News
2026-04-30Launched omni-directional Trolley product for direct purchase (available 1 May 2026) as robot-ready upgrade path to HarvesterRobotics & Automation News
2026-03-19Emerged from stealth; closed €8M seed round from Simon Capital, Oyster Bay VC, EquityPitcher Ventures, Backbone Ventures; announced expansion to 3 robots at Van Noord Growers by summer 2026Tech.eu
2025-09-01First commercial deployment: Harvester robot operating at Van Noord Growers (Zeeland, Netherlands) for truss tomato harvestingRobotics & Automation News
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Physical AI Moves into Sustainable Greenhouse AgricultureForbes · retrieved 2026-07-05
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eternal.ag raises €8M (EUR 8,000,000; USD converted at ~1.10) to automate greenhouse harvesting with AI-powered robotsTech.eu · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Eternal.ag scales fully-autonomous harvesting robots with first customer Van Noord GrowersRobotics & Automation News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Eternal.ag launches omni-directional trolley as stepping stone to fully automated greenhousesRobotics & Automation News · retrieved 2026-07-05