The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Antobot: 2 models, $1.5M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Chelmsford-based agricultural robotics startup developing AI-driven autonomous robotics and robot control units (brains) for sustainable agriculture. Founded by Dr Howard Wu (CEO) and Dr Ke Lu (CTO), Antobot received GBP1.5M in funding from DEFRA and Innovate UK for developing affordable robotics solutions for the farming industry.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Technology
Scale
CEO
CTO
Fundingsee investors →
Products
Autonomous horticulture platform
Horticulture task modules
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
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Current leadership (1)
- Howard Wu CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Howard Wucofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Antobot.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Antobot in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Antobot.
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $1.5M
- 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)
- Funding
$2M(reported)
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 (2)
- verification source · https://www.antobot.ai/
- https://antobot.ai/about-us
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Antobot.Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Antobot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Antobot scales UV-C robotics push with 300 deployments targeted in 2027
“We're getting great results, big reductions in chemical spraying and also quite good increases in yield as well," says Antobot VP Marc Jones. The post Antobot scales UV-C…
Chelmsford business Antobot is building brains and digital solutions for sustainable agriculture
Anglia Ruskin University profiles Antobot, founded by Dr Howard Wu and Dr Ke Lu, developing AI-driven robot control units for agriculture.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/antobot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/antobot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/029ead87-d24e-4e71-95ef-ec16645b3fa6
- Revision history: /companies/antobot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Antobot draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
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