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SAIA Agrobotics

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record

Wageningen University & Research spin-out inverting greenhouse automation: instead of robots navigating crop rows, mobile plant gutters bring plants to stationary robotic cells for scanning, trimming and harvesting, giving the robot full visibility and access around each plant. Targets 20% yield increase with 50% total greenhouse labor reduction. Completed what it calls the world's first automated greenhouse; first customer Growers United began deploying parts of the system on-site in 2025.

HeadquartersEde, NL
Founded2017
Corporate funding$11M
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries A (EUR 10M, Check24 Impact lead; EUR 20M+ total)
FoundersRuud Barth (CEO & Founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
LinkedInNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

SAIA plant-to-robot greenhouse system

  • Stationary robotic cells scan, trim and harvest plants delivered by moving gutters; targets 20% yield increase and 50% greenhouse labor reduction

    vendor-stated inverted greenhouse-automation capability

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-11-10Growers Unitedgreenhouse cooperative (tomato)NLNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordCheck24 ImpactEIC FundNavus VenturesOost NL
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-11-11First customer Growers United deploying the plant-to-robot system on-site, marking start of commercial adoptionStartLife
2025-11-11Raised EUR 10M Series A led by Check24 Impact with EIC Fund, Navus Ventures and Oost NL (EUR 20M+ total)EU-Startups
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Source ledger

2 unique public sources