The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Tevel Aerobotics: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $18.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inAgricultural drones
Overview
Tevel Aerobotics Technologies is an Israeli agritech company developing autonomous flying fruit-picking robots known as Flying Autonomous Robots (FAR), which use AI and computer vision to identify ripe fruit and harvest it from trees using attached arms and grippers. Founded by Yaniv Maor, Tevel has raised $86M in total funding including an $18M Series C in March 2026 led by Sound Media Ventures with participation from Kubota, AgFunder, and OurCrowd. The company is commercially operating across Italy, the US (California), Chile, and Israel.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Backerssee investors →
Stage
CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
Series C
Investorssee investors →
Operating countries
Customers
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot
Tevel Aerobotics Technologies is an Israeli agricultural drone company developing autonomous flying robots for fruit harvesting. Its Flying Autonomous Robots (FAR) use physical AI and machine vision to pick fruit, addressing agricultural labor shortages. The company raised $20M from Kubota and Forbon.
Current platform
Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)
Tevel's Flying Autonomous Robot is a tethered flying fruit-picking robot that uses AI vision to classify each fruit by size and ripeness and a robotic arm and gripper to pick only ripe fruit without bruising, working 24/7.
Tevel Aerobotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2023. Explore where Tevel Aerobotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Tevel Aerobotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yaniv Maor Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Yaniv Maorsole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tevel Aerobotics.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Tevel Aerobotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
Tevel Aerobotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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.
Partnerships (1)
- Tevel Aerobotics x Kubota with Kubotadevelopment
Funding rounds (2)
Tevel Aerobotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $38M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series C2026-03-26
$18M(reported)
Investors: Sound Media Ventures, Maverick Ventures Israel, Kubota Corporation, AgFunder, OurCrowd
- Series B2023-01-01
$20M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot at Kingsburg, California, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 1, 2023
Tevel Flying Autonomous Robot at Linares, Chile (Unifrutti orchards)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at California
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at Chile
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tevel Aerobotics.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Tevel Aerobotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tevel tethered drones now pick fresh market fruit in California
Tevel autonomous flying robots tethered to mobile platforms now picking fruit in California. Operating in Israel, Italy, Chile, and US.
Tevel Aerobotics: Flying Autonomous Robots for fruit harvesting
Tevel developed drone-based solution using AI and vision to determine fruit ripeness and pick from trees. Operating in Israel, Italy, Chile, US.
Tevel secures funding for flying robot harvesters
Tevel Aerobotics raised $18M in Series C funding led by Sound Media Ventures with participation from Kubota, AgFunder, OurCrowd, and Maverick Ventures Israel, to accelerate…
Tevel & its flying fruit bots raise 0m from Asian ag giants, AgFunder
Tevel Aerobotics Technologies raised 0M for its autonomous flying fruit-picking robots from Kubota, Forbon, and AgFunder.
Tevel and its flying fruit bots raise 0m from Asian ag giants
Tevel Aerobotics raised 0M from Kubuka, Forbon, and AgFunder for its autonomous flying fruit-picking robots.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tevel-aerobotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tevel-aerobotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/da5b65ab-312b-48bc-86b9-00e0fd1d40ea
- Revision history: /companies/tevel-aerobotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
HMC Farms is adopting Tevel's revolutionary Flying Autonomous Robots™ to harvest a variety of stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines and plums. Vice President
Experience the next generation of fruit picking with Tevel, the leading Israeli startup that's bringing advanced robotics and artificial intelligence to the wor
TV report on Tevel Aerobotics Technologies by veteran Israeli journalist Rubi Hammerschlag; as seen on the primetime evening news program on Israeli network 'Ka
First U.S. commercial pilot of fruit-picking Flying Autonomous Robots as part of a strategic partnership between Tevel Aerobotics & HMC Farms in Central Valley,
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Tevel Aerobotics, an Israeli tech firm, pioneers Autonomous Fruit-Picking Drones, a game-changing innovation in agriculture. These cutting-edge drones integrate
Tevel Aerobotics, an Israeli tech firm, pioneers Autonomous Fruit-Picking Drones, a game-changing innovation in agriculture. These cutting-edge drones integrate
These drones fly around to harvest fruits. Israeli company Tevel Aerobotics developed the FAR (Flying Autonomous Robots) fruit-picking drones. The system is no
Reality vs attention
Tevel Aerobotics draws attention at the 63rd percentile but verifies reality at the 79th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -16.4, 76th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
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: Aug 18, 2026