# GUSS Automation: company

Canonical ID: `f8f41e10-7368-4a2b-8abc-82c3e700de42`

## Key facts

- **Focus:** Agricultural robotics
- **Robot:** Autonomous orchard and vineyard sprayers guided by GPS, LiDAR, and cameras
- **Product:** Global Unmanned Spray System (GUSS)
- **Scale:** A single operator can supervise up to eight machines
- **Stage:** Acquired by John Deere in 2023

- **Slug:** guss-automation
- **Status:** active
- **HQ:** Monett, MO

## Models

- [GUSS Autonomous Orchard Sprayer](/models/guss-orchard-sprayer.md) (agriculture) (id: `66ee74fa-f38a-4594-a72d-9da8eb035984`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Dave Crinklaw](/people/dave-crinklaw.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Dave Crinklaw](/people/dave-crinklaw.md) (cofounder)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by John Deere](/acquisitions/john-deere-acquires-guss-2023.md) _full acquisition_ (2023-06-01)

## Supplies to

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## Sources (1)

1. https://www.futurefarming.com/guss-autonomous-orchard-sprayer/

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