The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Agerris: 1 model, $5.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Australian agricultural field-robotics company spun out of the University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Field Robotics. Founded by Professor Salah Sukkarieh, Agerris develops autonomous robotic platforms and AI systems for Smart farming, including tractor-sized field robots for crop monitoring, weed management, and precision agriculture. The company raised .5M in funding from Uniseed, Carthona Capital, and BridgeLane Group.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Origin (reported, unconfirmed)
CEO (reported, unconfirmed)
Robots (reported, unconfirmed)
Investors (reported, unconfirmed)
Status (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Salah Sukkarieh CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Salah Sukkariehcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Agerris.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Agerris in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Agerris.
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $5.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- wound_down
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedWOUND DOWN: Australian ag-robotics startup (University of Sydney ACFR spinout) raised AUD 6.5M in 2019 (Uniseed, BridgeLane, Carthona Capital) but CEASED OPERATIONS around late 2021-2022 with no further activity; IP/robot design carried into successor efforts. Treat as wound down.
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Funding rounds (1)
- Seed
$5M(reported)
Investors: Uniseed, Carthona Capital, BridgeLane Group
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Agerris.Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Agerris from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Agerris closed, but its autonomous field robot gets a new start
Agerris weeding robot fleet growing rapidly
Robotics revolution rolling out across Australia
How agtech robotics venture Agerris is using AI to automate farming
Agerris farm robots getting ready for commercialisation
Australian farm robots to assist aging workforce
$6.5 million investment for robotics startup
Agerris Raises $6.5M for its Ag Tech Robotics and AI Platform
Agerris raises $6.5m for smart farming robots
Agtech Agerris raises $6.5 million in seed funding to set robots to work on Australia’s farms
Autonomous field robotics start-up secures .5m in funding
Agerris raised .5M from Uniseed, Carthona Capital, and BridgeLane Group for its autonomous agricultural field robots.
Agerris raises .5m for smart farming robots
AFR covers Agerris' .5M raise for tractor-sized intelligent farming robots spun out of University of Sydney.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/agerris.md
- RSS feed: /companies/agerris/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1406e6c0-4e01-4d39-9c47-66299101bcc3
- Revision history: /companies/agerris/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
Video
With the Digital Farmhand individual weeds and crops are precisely targeted with intelligent mechanical tools, reducing the need for chemicals.
We are a field robotics company working closely with farmers and the agricultural community in building the next generation on-farm ag robots and AI tools. Our
Agerris designed the Digital Farmhand to work on all farm sizes and configurations - at any time of the day.
Check out weeding the Digital Farmhand way! No chemicals used, weeds targeted with surgical precision, and minimal soil disturbance.
The Digital Farmhand now has a fully customisable online dashboard that reports on real time crop intelligence data. Using machine learning, it enables farmers
Salah Sukkarieh, CEO of Agerris, presenting at AdvanceAg2020. Visit www.pir.sa.gov.au/primary_industry/agtech for information on the next AdvanceAg showcase and
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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Reality vs attention
Agerris draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 13, 2026