Company
Aigen
[Aigen](https://www.aigenrobotics.com) is a Richland, Washington-based agricultural robotics company developing solar-powered, AI-driven autonomous robots for…
- Founded
- 2020
- HQ
- Richland, Washington, USA
- Status
- active
- Funding
- $12.0M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
Aigen is a Richland, Washington-based agricultural robotics company developing solar-powered, AI-driven autonomous robots for chemical-free weed control. Founded in 2020 by Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee, Aigen's robots have covered 20,000+ acres and raised 2M+ in funding to scale operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Kenny Lee CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Kenny Leecofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Aigen.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Aigen in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2024-01-01
$12M(reported)
Investors: NEA
Sources (1)
- verification source · https://www.aigen.io/
Common questions
- What is Aigen?
- Aigen is a Richland, Washington-based agricultural robotics company developing solar-powered, AI-driven autonomous robots for chemical-free weed control. Founded in 2020 by Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee, Aigen's robots have covered 20,000+ acres and raised 2M+ in funding to scale operations.
- Where is Aigen based?
- Aigen is based in Richland, Washington, USA.
- When was Aigen founded?
- Aigen was founded in 2020.
- What does Aigen make?
- Aigen has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Element (Aigen builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Aigen operate robots?
- Aigen is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Aigen safe?
- Aigen has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Aigen.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Aigen from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Aigen launches solar-powered Element gen2 robot for weeding crops
Aigen launched the Element gen2 solar-powered autonomous weeding robot. Now operating on Bowles Farming Company fields. Available for purchase with 2026 delivery.
Aigen raises 2m to scale its fleet of solar-powered autonomous robots
Aigen raised 2M to scale its solar-powered autonomous agricultural robot fleet to 20,000+ acres for chemical-free weed control.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/aigen.md
- RSS feed: /companies/aigen/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/37a3dcea-4130-4de6-8c0b-2233597fb858
- Revision history: /companies/aigen/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
Video
In this episode of Green New Perspective Spotlight, Kenny Lee, co-founder and CEO of Aigen, discusses his journey from cybersecurity to agriculture. Aigen's m
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"🌱 AI-powered farming, without chemicals. Aigen’s solar-powered robots use vision AI to identify and remove weeds at the plant level—helping farmers reduce he
Aigen's Element Gen2 is a fully autonomous, solar-powered weeding robot using AI vision and mechanical strikes to eliminate weeds without herbicides. Features 5
In this episode of Green New Perspective Spotlight, Kenny Lee, co-founder and CEO of Aigen, discusses his journey from cybersecurity to agriculture. Aigen's m
@Aigen is transforming agriculture with AI-driven, solar-powered robots that eliminate weeds without chemicals! 🌞🚜 Founded in 2020 by Kenny Lee and Richard
There’s AI slop. Then there is AI that makes a positive real-world impact. 🌎 Most agricultural AI is trained on manually annotated data collected in the real
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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