# Nature Robots: agricultural robotics company

Canonical ID: `0541c5a7-7e01-435d-8e54-a0cfed52d5b0`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [€4M Seed (Mar 2026)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **HQ:** Osnabrück, Germany
- **Sector:** Agricultural robotics / autonomous farming
- **Investors:** [Climentum Capital, Bayern Kapital, Planetary Impact Ventures](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **CEO:** [Dr. Sebastian Pütz](/people/sebastian-puetz.md)
- **CTO:** [Malte kl. Piening](/people/malte-kl-piening.md)
- **COO:** [Gerrit Woeckner](/people/gerrit-woeckner.md)
- **CSO:** [Sven Lake](/people/sven-lake.md)
- **Spin-off:** German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
- **EIC Accelerator:** €6.5M blended finance (€2.5M grant + equity), Feb 2025
- **Awards:** THRIVE Top 100 (Top 15 in AI & Robotics), HTGF Acceleration Award, KfW Award Gründen
- **Products:** OpenField Nav, OrchVine Nav (Farming Autonomy Operating System)
- **Address:** Hamburger Str. 24, 49084 Osnabrück, Germany

- **Slug:** nature-robots
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Osnabrück, Germany
- **Funding total (USD):** 4300000
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)

## Models

- [Nature Robots Autonomy Platform](/models/nature-robots-autonomy.md) (agriculture) (id: `205230ba-b45a-4185-9cf7-9177f900c897`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Dr. Sebastian Pütz](/people/sebastian-puetz.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Malte kl. Piening](/people/malte-kl-piening.md) CTO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Gerrit Woeckner](/people/gerrit-woeckner.md) COO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Sven Lake](/people/sven-lake.md) CSO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Nature Robots?

Nature Robots is an Osnabrück-based AgTech startup and DFKI spin-off developing the Farming Autonomy Operating System (FAOS), a hardware-agnostic autonomy software platform for agricultural machinery. Founded in 2022, the company enables machine manufacturers to retrofit tractors and implements with autonomous navigation capabilities — including field coverage planning, row following, 3D perception, and obstacle avoidance — without requiring GNSS. The system supports open-field farming, orchards, vineyards, and agroforestry, targeting regenerative agriculture practices that reduce chemical inputs by up to 90%.

### What does Nature Robots make?

Nature Robots has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Nature Robots Autonomy Platform (Nature Robots builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Is Nature Robots publicly traded?

No. Nature Robots is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Nature Robots?

Nature Robots is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $4M in disclosed funding.

### Where is Nature Robots headquartered?

Nature Robots is headquartered in Osnabrück, Germany.

### How much funding has Nature Robots raised?

Nature Robots has raised approximately $4M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Who owns Nature Robots?

Nature Robots is privately held and venture-backed ($4M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does Nature Robots operate robots?

Nature Robots 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 Nature Robots a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Nature Robots ranks in roughly the top 55% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/03/germanys-nature-robots-raises-e4-million-to-tackle-agricultures-triple-threat-with-ai-and-robotics/
2. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/03/30/nature-robots-raises-e4m-in-seed-funding-to-scale-autonomous-farming-software/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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