CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
German specialist for potato, vegetable, and beet technology. Harvesters and planters with high automation.
Reality check
i-systems (company-claimed)
Machine operation, assistance and data systems, incl. automatic section control and site-specific application.
CropAnalyser (company-claimed)
Laser and camera sensor that classifies potatoes and measures the crop during harvest.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company GRIMME has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1ASA-LIFT1× joint
Most recent
- with ASA-LIFToperating
GRIMME on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Franz Grimme Chairmansecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for GRIMME.
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
GRIMME in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company GRIMME has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with ASA-LIFToperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1ASA-LIFT1× joint
Timeline
Every recorded move in GRIMME’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipGRIMME x ASA-LIFT (Vegetable Technology Acquisition)
2013-01-01GRIMME acquired a majority stake in Danish vegetable technology specialist ASA-LIFT in 2013 and completed a full takeover in 2020. ASA-LIFT was founded in 1936 and specializes in vegetable harvesting machinery complementary to GRIMME potato and beet equipment.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for GRIMME.Peer companies
- DJI9 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Tevel Aerobotics3 models
- Antobot2 models
- FarmRobo Technologies2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning GRIMME from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Stefan Grimme Awarded the 2025 Chemistry Europe Award
Swish new cab for six-row Grimme Rexor 6300 beet harvester
Ag-Robot Buying Guide 2024 is out now
The GRIMME Group: ‘Forging ahead on the road to continued success’
Robotic solution to automate lettuce harvesting on its way
Robot Solution for Automating the Lettuce Harvest
Schmiede.One shows semi-autonomous potato harvester
Grimme splits operator interface on 2 Isobus terminals
Grimme off-shoot Schmiede.one is ‘innovation lab’
Precision Makers stops sale of robotic tractors
Airmen hit ground running during EOD exercise
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/grimme.md
- RSS feed: /companies/grimme/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fd1a12e8-8f06-4d44-8429-32d2f6fb7025
- Revision history: /companies/grimme/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
Heat Index
Serious52/100
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
GRIMME draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Nov 4, 2026