Company
Blue River Technology
Blue River Technology is an American agricultural robotics company based in Sunnyvale, California, a subsidiary of John Deere.
- Founded
- 2011
- HQ
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Status
- acquired by John Deere (2017)
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
Blue River Technology is an American agricultural robotics company based in Sunnyvale, California, a subsidiary of John Deere. Its See & Spray system uses proprietary camera technology and machine learning to precisely identify and spray weeds in cotton fields, reducing herbicide use by up to 80 percent.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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No incidents on record for Blue River Technology.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Blue River Technology 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
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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.
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by John Deerefull acquisition2017-09-06
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Blue River Technology?
- Blue River Technology is an American agricultural robotics company based in Sunnyvale, California, a subsidiary of John Deere. Its See & Spray system uses proprietary camera technology and machine learning to precisely identify and spray weeds in cotton fields, reducing herbicide use by up to 80 percent.
- Where is Blue River Technology based?
- Blue River Technology is based in Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
- When was Blue River Technology founded?
- Blue River Technology was founded in 2011.
- What does Blue River Technology make?
- Blue River Technology has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: See & Spray (Blue River Technology builds physical robots).
- Where does Blue River Technology operate robots?
- Blue River Technology 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 Blue River Technology safe?
- Blue River Technology 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 Blue River Technology.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 Blue River Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/blue-river-technology.md
- RSS feed: /companies/blue-river-technology/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/65819dc8-80ca-4279-99e8-dac94a3473a6
- Revision history: /companies/blue-river-technology/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
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
Intelligence layer