The company occupies a lab at EnterpriseWorks, the technology incubator in the Research Park. The team who developed the TerraSentia’s robotics and machine-vision technology includes CEO Chinmay Soman and CTO Girish Chowdhary, an assistant professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In 2018, more than 25 TerraSentia robots are in paid trials.
TerraSentia also delivers under-canopy plant health and trait information. 28 in Champaign.ĮarthSense provides herbicide-free superweed eradication using TerraSentia, an ultracompact autonomous robot. The award, generously funded by University of Illinois a lumni and their families, rewards University of Illinois entrepreneurs focusing on agricultural innovations.įamily members Penny DeYoung and Ed Moore presented the award to EarthSense during the Agriculture Technology Innovation Summit on Feb. Prize honors University of Illinois entrepreneurs pioneering new agricultural technologiesĬhampaign, IL - EarthSense, a company that develops ultracompact autonomous robots for crop breeders, agronomists, and growers, is the recipient of the second Edwin Moore Family Agriculture Innovation Prize.
EarthSense Recieves 2018 Edwin Moore Family Agriculture Innovation Prize