# Rootline Robotics: agricultural robotics company

Canonical ID: `c28970dc-0a06-4e2b-8cf9-f2095fb52f8a`

- **Slug:** rootline-robotics
- **Founded:** 2025
- **HQ:** Ithaca, New York, USA
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)

## Models

- [Rootline Weed Robot](/models/rootline-weed-robot.md) (agriculture) (id: `84ac27d6-e915-4526-bc7b-a3647231dae2`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Andrew James](/people/andrew-james-rootline.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Rootline Robotics?

Rootline Robotics is an Ithaca-based agricultural robotics startup developing vision-guided electric weed control robots for orchards and vineyards. Founded by Cornell undergraduates who won the $50,000 grand prize at the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge. Its [Rootline Weed Robot](/models/rootline-weed-robot) uses a low-energy electrical weeding system to zap weeds without herbicides, navigating autonomously through vineyards and orchards.

### What does Rootline Robotics make?

Rootline Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Rootline Weed Robot (Rootline Robotics builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Rootline Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Rootline Robotics building in the same form factors include DJI, Naio Technologies, WORX Landroid, Carbon Robotics.

### Where is Rootline Robotics headquartered?

Rootline Robotics is headquartered in Ithaca, New York, USA.

### Where does Rootline Robotics operate robots?

Rootline Robotics 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 Rootline Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Rootline Robotics ranks in roughly the top 37% of companies tracked by the registry.


## 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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