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Red Barn Robotics

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
redbarnrobotics.com

Field Hand uses computer vision for real-time weed detection and proprietary 'Weedsaw' cutting tools for precision mechanical weeding; satellite connectivity for field navigation. Targets organic and regenerative farms where herbicide use is prohibited. USDA NIFA grant recipient for autonomous robotic weeding platform.

HeadquartersSeattle, US
Founded2023
Corporate funding$3M
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersAdam Iseman (CEO, co-founder, Columbia BSEE, ex-Apple, ex-Boeing), Ilya Kelner (CTO, co-founder, ex-SpaceX Starlink flight software, ex-NVIDIA autonomous vehicles), Alex Neff (COO, co-founder, Wharton MBA, ex-Amazon Senior PM ML search)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintHQ Seattle WA; Field Hand targets US organic and regenerative farms; $5M+ LOIs with top organic farms; USDA NIFA grant recipient.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Field Hand

  • Autonomous weeding robot 15× faster than human hand-weeding and at one-quarter the cost; computer vision for real-time weed detection; proprietary Weedsaw cutting tools; satellite connectivity for field navigation

    vendor-stated performance and capability claims for the Field Hand autonomous weeding robot

    Claim source
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordY CombinatorPioneer Fund
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-06-01Awarded USDA NIFA grant for autonomous robotic weeding platform for organic and regenerative agricultureUSDA NIFA
2025-03-12Closed $2.8M seed round (Y Combinator + Pioneer Fund); reported $5M+ in signed LOIs with organic farms at YC W25 Demo DayCrunchbase
2025-01-01Selected for Y Combinator W25 batchY Combinator
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Red Barn Robotics: Y CombinatorY Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Red Barn Robotics: AngelsRoundAngelsRound · retrieved 2026-07-05
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An Autonomous Robotic Weeding Platform for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture: USDA NIFA CRISUSDA NIFA · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Pre-Seed Round: Red Barn Robotics: CrunchbaseCrunchbase · retrieved 2026-07-05