@Joshua_Lessing
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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Rob Leclerc
@robleclerc29 Mar 2020
Some of the farmers I spoke to are worried about their people but are putting distancing policies in place. Still, this is galvanizing their desire for automated labor.
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Root AI@RootRobots18 Mar 2020
#COVID19 is a powerful reminder of the fragility in our global food system and the importance of leveraging tech to empower us to grow local tinyurl.com/tw7n2cl

Global Harvests at Risk With Travel Limits Squeezing Labor

Across the globe, governments are imposing travel limits in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. The unintended consequence is a squeeze on migrant labor that’s a cornerstone of food production.

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Farmers grow the best medicine in the world. #agriculture
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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Root AI@RootRobots14 Nov 2019
Thank you, Harvard Business School, for hosting Root AI's CFO, @akash_g_nandi, for an incredible day of discussion about the future of food with other key industry representatives.
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Root AI@RootRobots15 Jul 2019
Thank you Dennis Rettke at @FreshPlaza_com for a great article outlining Root AI's first robot, Virgo. Virgo is an autonomous mobile #robot that uses 3D cameras, #AI enabled reasoning and a dexterous gripper, to successfully identify and pick ripe fruit. freshplaza.com/article/91248…
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Root AI@RootRobots14 Jun 2019
Thank you to @UnitedFresh for recognizing the Virgo harvesting #robot as the "Best New Indoor Growing Technology" at the #UnitedFresh 2019 Innovation Awards. #AgTech @FreshPlaza_com freshplaza.com/article/91141…
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Root AI@RootRobots11 May 2019
Thank you @lorakolodny at @CNBC for a great piece on Root AI's first product Virgo available 2020. #AgTech #Agriculture #Robots. cnbc.com/2019/05/11/root-ai-…

This robot can pick tomatoes without bruising them and detect ripeness better than humans

This robot can pick tomatoes without bruising them and detect ripeness better than humans

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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Root AI@RootRobots29 Mar 2019
Thank you Hiawatha Bray & @BostonGlobe for a great article about Root AI & our robots. Root AI tech helps eliminate biggest challenges in #agriculture — from labor shortages to seasonal schedules & compressed harvesting periods @RootRobots @GlobeTechLab bit.ly/2JOklZu
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Root AI@RootRobots3 Mar 2019
Thank you to our fellow panel members from @Inari_ag, Mary Shelman Group, @Indigoag, @AnterraCapital and the Harvard @SEimpact team for a great conversation on how technology will drive sustainability in an evolving food & agriculture landscape.
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Root AI@RootRobots3 Dec 2018
Advances in neural network compression as seen at #NeurIPS2018 from @MSFTResearch, will unlock faster deployment of #AI applications on mobile and IoT platforms. #DeepLearning bit.ly/2Q8e3GK
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Root AI@RootRobots19 Nov 2018
Thank you to @asheaarts at our local @NPR news station, @WBUR, for showcasing the work that Root AI and others in the Boston community are doing to protect our #foodsupply. wbur.org/news/2018/11/19/fut…

Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future

With climate change threatening our food systems, innovators around the world, including here in Massachusetts, are turning to tech to find new ways to farm.

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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Andrea Shea@asheaarts19 Nov 2018
What will we eat in 30 years...and beyond? Our series ‘Lab-to-Table’ kicks off w/ produce farming: Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future wbur.fm/2zeGrfF via @WBUR @RootRobots @GreentownLabs @FreightFarms @foodtank

Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future

With climate change threatening our food systems, innovators around the world, including here in Massachusetts, are turning to tech to find new ways to farm.

wbur.org
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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Root AI@RootRobots13 Nov 2018
Congratulations to @RRKnopf for joining the #ForbesUnder30 class of 2019! forbes.com/profile/ryan-knop…
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AgFunder@AgFunder13 Nov 2018
Google, Harvard use AI to pinpoint foodborne illness sources in real time #ArtificialIntelligence #foodsafety bit.ly/2zLoHbq
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Root AI@RootRobots12 Nov 2018
Bumble Bees Buzzed by Botanical Biohazards. We need to put more care into how we grow our food to avoid unintended consequences. #bees #robotics #agtech science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Elon Musk
@elonmusk10 Nov 2018
We know we’ll run out of dead dinosaurs to mine for fuel & have to use sustainable energy eventually, so why not go renewable now & avoid increasing risk of climate catastrophe? Betting that science is wrong & oil companies are right is the dumbest experiment in history by far …
PBS News
@NewsHour6 Aug 2018
"We're not saying that climate change is literally causing the events to occur. What we can conclude, with a great deal of confidence now, is that climate change is making these events more extreme," @MichaelEMann says of events like droughts, heatwaves and fires taking place now

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.@NASA certifies Falcon 9 as a Category 3 vehicle under the Launch Services Program. @SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell: “LSP Category 3 certification is a major achievement for the Falcon 9 team and represents another key milestone in our close partnership with NASA.”
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Joshua Lessing retweeted
Josh Kopelman
@joshk9 Aug 2018
Proud to support @RootRobots as it brings its first line of robotic harvesting and farm optimization technologies to market. techcrunch.com/2018/08/08/yo…

Your vegetables are going to be picked by robots sooner than you think | TechCrunch

In the very near future, robots are going to be picking the vegetables that appear on grocery store shelves across America. The automation revolution

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