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LYRO Robotics

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
lyro.com

LYRO Mi proprietary software stack combining machine vision, machine learning, and production data analytics; Variability Intelligence system handles irregular shapes across 20+ crop types; integrates with third-party industrial robot arms; robot-as-a-service deployment model; pick rate up to 1,250 items/hour with 24/7 continuous operation

HeadquartersMansfield, AU
Founded2019
Corporate funding$3M
Team11-50
Deployments2
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-Series A
FoundersNorton Kelly-Boxall, Nicole Robinson, Juxi Leitner
Regions servedAsia Pacific
Countries deployedAU
Service footprintHQ Mansfield VIC, Australia; deployed in eastern Australia packhouses; robot-as-a-service model for seasonal produce packing; US and Asia market expansion planned
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

GROWhort

  • Up to 1,250 single-object picks per hour; handles 20+ crop types including avocados, oranges, sweet potatoes, melons, and capsicums; up to 500% increase in packing-shed throughput; reduces food loss by up to 75%; installs in under 1 hour; rated for 24/7 continuous operation

    vendor-stated throughput, crop versatility, throughput uplift, food-loss reduction, and operational availability for the GROWhort robotic produce-packing system

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2020-09-01Sunnyspot PackhousepackhouseAUNot disclosedAnnouncement
2020-01-01Undisclosedagricultural packhouseAUNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSproutXStray Dog CapitalAgFunderArtesianBoab
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2022-01-01Raised $1.5M pre-Series A funding to scale robot production and address Australian packhouse labour shortagesLYRO Robotics
2020-01-01First commercial deployment at Sunnyspot Packhouse, Queensland, as first paying customer for GROWhort robotic produce-packing systemNo source
2019-01-01LYRO Robotics founded as spin-out from the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision by Norton Kelly-Boxall, Nicole Robinson, and Juxi LeitnerNo source
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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LYRO Robotics raises $1.5m pre-Series A funding to tackle Australian labour shortagesLYRO Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Brisbane's LYRO Robotics secures seed funding to build AI-powered pick and pack robotsLYRO Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Meet the GROWhort: LYRO builds produce-packing robots to fix food's broken supply chainsAgFunder News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Transcript (Robots are the perfect packaging partner)Queensland Department of Primary Industries · retrieved 2026-07-05