Robot Revolution in Farming – TRIC Robotics Raises $5.5M to Eliminate Pesticides with UV Tech!

TRIC Robotics has just raised $5.5 million in seed funding to tackle one of farming’s biggest challenges — pest and disease control — without relying on harmful chemicals.

Their solution? An autonomous robot named Luna that uses ultraviolet light to fight off plant diseases and vacuum tech to remove insects — all without pesticides. Think of it as modern farming’s clean, high-tech helper.

The company is starting with strawberries — a notoriously pesticide-heavy and labour-intensive crop — and has already deployed robots across hundreds of acres in California’s Central Coast, reducing chemical use by up to 70%.

This new funding, led by Version One Ventures and others, will help TRIC grow its robot fleet, expand to more farming regions like Oxnard and Watsonville, and further enhance its automation and analytics capabilities.

CEO Adam Stager put it best: “We’re helping farmers grow more with less — without damaging the planet.”

And honestly, that’s a mission worth rooting for.

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