Key Takeaways:
- Bonsai Robotics has acquired farm-ng to merge expertise in autonomy and modular electric platforms
- The partnership aims to provide growers with practical, integrated robotic solutions
- Leadership team expands with executives from John Deere, OpenCV, and both founding companies
- Combined systems will bring AI-powered autonomy and modular hardware under one platform
- The acquisition focuses on orchard automation, with plans to expand to other crops
Bonsai Robotics and farm-ng Join Forces for Agricultural Innovation
Bonsai Robotics has announced the acquisition of farm-ng, a move that unites two agricultural technology companies focused on making autonomy more accessible and effective for growers. The acquisition brings together Bonsai’s AI-powered autonomy platform and farm-ng’s modular, electric machines—both designed to meet the real-world needs of farms across the U.S.
As noted by Tyler Niday, CEO of Bonsai Robotics, the acquisition represents more than technical synergy: “We’re solving different parts of the same puzzle. Now, together, we can offer the full picture: intelligent machines that actually get work done.”
Strategic Integration: Software, Hardware, and Vision Alignment
With this acquisition, Bonsai Robotics plans to integrate its autonomy software into farm-ng’s hardware systems. This includes combining Bonsai’s perception-first AI systems with farm-ng’s platforms to enable mixed-fleet control through a unified interface. The companies share a common engineering philosophy: using vision-first autonomy powered by edge computing to deliver safer and more reliable results in dynamic farm environments.
The collaboration also supports Bonsai’s mission of advancing orchard automation. Efforts will remain focused on automating critical tasks such as mowing, spraying, shaking, and transport before expanding into new crop types and regions.
Bonsai Robotics Leadership and Team Growth
The newly combined leadership team includes notable additions:
- Brendan Dowdle (Chief Business Officer)
- Arlen Frew (Chief Revenue Officer)
- John Teeple, formerly Director of Technology at John Deere (Chief Operating Officer)
- Gary Bradski, creator of OpenCV (Chief Science Officer)
These appointments reflect the companies’ shared commitment to combining technical excellence with deep field knowledge. The engineering and leadership teams are expected to accelerate the development and deployment of commercial-ready autonomy tools.
Continued Support and Customer-Focused Integration
Bonsai Robotics emphasized that no immediate changes will be made to existing farm-ng products. Instead, integration will occur gradually and with a focus on enhancing current systems. Customers can expect increased capability and improved connectivity between hardware and software.
1 Comment