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Solinftec

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record

ALICE AI digital farm operating system for precision field management; Solix robots use computer vision, autonomous navigation, and AI-powered weed detection for precision pesticide application (Solix Sprayer) and field scouting/monitoring (Solix Scouting Robot); self-refilling spray robots enabling 24/7 continuous field operation; manages 27M+ acres globally via digital twin farm platform.

HeadquartersAraçatuba, BR
Founded2007
Corporate funding$289M
Team501-1000
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries D
FoundersBritaldo Hernandez (CEO), Leslie Gonzalez
Regions servedNorth America, Latin America
Countries deployedUS, BR, CO, MX
Service footprintHQ Araçatuba, SP, Brazil; technology centers in the US and China; commercial offices in Canada and Colombia; 800+ employees globally (330 in R&D); manufacturing partnership with McKinney Corp for North American Solix production
Last reviewed2026-07-05
MX

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Solix Autonomous Refill Station

  • Solar-powered autonomous docking station; robot self-docks to refill herbicide/fertilizer/biological inputs without human intervention; enables 24/7 continuous field operation

    vendor-stated system capability for enabling continuous autonomous operation

    Claim source
  • First commercial year 2026; ~60 refill units expected in commercial fields during 2026; announced August 2024 at Farm Progress Show

    vendor-stated commercial deployment scale and announcement date

    Claim source
Machineagriculture

Solix Scouting Robot

  • Autonomously scans and monitors fields; provides geo-tagged data collection for yield analysis

    vendor-stated capability

    Claim source
Machineagriculture

Solix Sprayer Robot

  • Solar-powered; 40-foot boom; ~20 onboard cameras and sensors for AI-powered plant-by-plant weed detection and targeted herbicide application

    vendor-stated hardware configuration

    Claim source
  • Up to 95% reduction in herbicide use vs. broadcast spraying; commercially available from 2023

    vendor-stated efficiency gain and commercial availability

    Claim source
  • 2025 features: Discovery Mode (autonomous path generation from crop rows), Starlink connectivity, obstacle detection

    vendor-stated new autonomy and connectivity features added 2025

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-03-01GROWMARK (North American agricultural cooperative)row-crop farms (Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas)US100Announcement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordYVY CapitalLightsmith GroupUnbox CapitalCircularis Partners (TPG ART)Blue Like An Orange Sustainable Capital Fund
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-01Deployed 100+ autonomous Solix robots across US farms; expanded US acreage by 243% vs. 2024; unveiled next-generation Solix system at Commodity Classic 2026Solinftec
2025-03-14Closed Series D round (~$52.36M) led by YVY Capital, bringing total raised to $288.8MTheAgriBiz via Tribu
2024-08-27Unveiled Solix Autonomous Refill Station at Farm Progress Show (Boone, Iowa), enabling 24/7 unattended field operationsThe Robot Report
2022-01-01Raised $60M growth round led by Lightsmith Group to scale agricultural AI and robotics in the AmericasRobotics 24/7
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Source ledger

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