Company

Bloomfield Robotics

bloomfield.ai

AI plant-imaging and crop analytics company spun from Carnegie Mellon, acquired by Kubota.

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HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
Status: subsidiary

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Key facts

Focus

AI plant-imaging and crop analytics

Origin

Spun out from Carnegie Mellon

Acquirer

Acquired by Kubota

FLASH crop imaging service

Bloomfield Robotics says its service attaches the FLASH camera to farm vehicles, captures plant images, and returns plant-level health and performance insights for specialty crops (Bloomfield Robotics)

Computer vision and deep learning

Bloomfield explains that its stereo camera and active lighting collect ground-level images, while computer vision and deep learning analyze plant features throughout the growing season (Bloomfield how it works)

Data & sources

Patent documents

Web sources

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Current leadership (3)

Mark DeSantis CEOsecondary-verified
George Kantor Co-foundersecondary-verified
Tim Mueller-Sim Co-foundersecondary-verified

Founders (2)

Tim Mueller-Simno longer at company
George Kantorno longer at company

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Bloomfield Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Bloomfield Robotics in third-party press

In Pittsburgh, AI also means agriculture - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dec 27, 2025

With a boost from the feds, Carnegie Mellon is helping students get smart about launching AI and robotics startups - Technical.ly

Jun 5, 2025

Bloomfield Robotics - U.S. National Science Foundation (.gov)

Feb 11, 2025

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: acquired
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Acquisitions (1)

acquired by Kubotafull acquisition2024-09-11

Patent estate (3)

US11181517B2usptograntedgranted 2021-11-23assignee
WO2024015714A1wipopendingassignee
US11861885B2usptograntedgranted 2024-09-24assignee

Timeline

Every recorded move in Bloomfield Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23
Supply: GPU for AI crop monitoring vision from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: Kubota
2026-08-23
Supply: Acquisition — AI vision co-development from Kubota
Acquired byAcquired by Kubota
2024-09-11
Acquired by Kubota (full_acquisition)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJun 25, 2026
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Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Bloomfield Robotics?

AI plant-imaging and crop analytics company spun from Carnegie Mellon, acquired by Kubota.

What does Bloomfield Robotics make?

Bloomfield Robotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Bloomfield Robotics builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Bloomfield Robotics publicly traded?

Bloomfield Robotics is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Kubota | FLASH crop imaging service: Bloomfield Robotics says its service attaches the FLASH camera to farm vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Bloomfield Robotics?

Mark DeSantis is the ceo of Bloomfield Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Bloomfield Robotics?

Bloomfield Robotics has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Kubota | FLASH crop imaging service: Bloomfield Robotics says its service attaches the FLASH camera to farm vehicles (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

Where is Bloomfield Robotics headquartered?

Bloomfield Robotics is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Who owns Bloomfield Robotics?

Bloomfield Robotics is owned by Kubota | FLASH crop imaging service: Bloomfield Robotics says its service attaches the FLASH camera to farm vehicles, per the DEPLOY registry.

Is Bloomfield Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Bloomfield Robotics ranks in roughly the top 40% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Bloomfield Robotics safe?

Bloomfield Robotics 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Current leadership (3)

Founders (2)

Safety record

Recent coverage

Financial state

Acquisitions (1)

Patent estate (3)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (2)

Common questions

In the press

In Pittsburgh, AI also means agriculture - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

With a boost from the feds, Carnegie Mellon is helping students get smart about launching AI and robotics startups - Technical.ly

Bloomfield Robotics - U.S. National Science Foundation (.gov)

Kubota robots bring versatility to the vineyard - Farm Progress

eGrocer Flink nabs $150m: The Week in AgriFoodTech - AgFunderNews

Kubota North America Corporation acquires Bloomfield Robotics - Future Farming

Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics to track specialty crop health - The Robot Report

Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics in move to bring AI camera tech to specialty crops - Michigan Farm News

Kubota North America Corporation Acquires Bloomfield Robotics, Inc. - PR Newswire

Bloomfield | Customer Story - Akamai

Pittsburgh's getting a Robotics Factory - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bloomfield Robotics Announces Investments From Kubota Corporation and Oeneo - Business Wire

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