The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies TRIC Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $5.5M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
TRIC Robotics is a San Luis Obispo, California-based agricultural robotics startup deploying tractor-sized autonomous robots for sustainable strawberry farming. The company's Eden/Luna robots use UV-C light to eliminate pests and disease (mites, mildew, mold) at night, offsetting the need for chemical pesticides, and are equipped with bug vacuums.
TRIC raised $5.5M in seed funding in 2025 and offers robots-as-a-service so farmers pay no upfront cost, with each robot covering up to 100 acres of farmland.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Seed funding
Product
Business model
Coverage
Target crop
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →TRIC Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2024. Explore where TRIC Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full TRIC Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Adam Stager Founder, Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Adam Stagersole
Safety record
No incidents on record for TRIC Robotics.
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)
- TRIC Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
TRIC Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2025-01-01
$6M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Eden Robot at California
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 TRIC Robotics.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning TRIC Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light
TRIC Robotics deploys autonomous tractor-sized robots in California strawberry fields that use UV-C light at night to eliminate pests and disease, reducing chemical pesticide use…
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Armed with fresh funds, TRIC Robotics plans fleet expansion across CA's strawberry fields
TRIC Robotics raised $5.5M in seed funding to expand its fleet of autonomous UV-C pest control robots across California strawberry fields, offering robots-as-a-service with no…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tric-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tric-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/287a746c-86d4-4b84-8529-4f2e6112f114
- Revision history: /companies/tric-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Video
This video shows the Luna UV light robot by TRIC Robotics running autonomously in a field of berries.
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We conducted our first fully autonomous treatment on 03/26/2020. The robot autonomously looped through 18 rows entirely by itself in order to treat strawberry p
Come Vote for Us for the OpenMinds Competition! : http://www.tricrobotics.com/vote/ A brief overview of the work we are doing at TRIC Robotics to help farmers
Last year's Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition winner and founder of TRIC Robotics, Adam Stager, shares how he took his passion for mechanical engineering a
Farmers face growing challenges—from rising labor costs to increasing pesticide resistance and pressure to farm more sustainably. At TRIC Robotics, we’re buildi
In the commercial strawberry fields of Santa Maria, California, two TRIC autonomous field robots demonstrate what modern agriculture demands: durability, reliab
Autonomous Night Operations in California Strawberry Fields This video captures TRIC Robotics beginning nighttime field operations in Oxnard, California, deplo
Mason Davis of Bonipak / Betteravia Farms shares how TRIC's technology is helping their team manage some of their biggest pest management challenges in their st
Sage Finch, a Pest Control Advisor (PCA) based in Arroyo Grande, California, shares his perspective on how TRIC Robotics is bringing new technology to commercia
Designed for real-world farming environments, the TRIC Robotics platform combines autonomous navigation, commercial-grade durability, and scalable field perform
Reality vs attention
TRIC Robotics draws attention at the 26th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among ag robots. Hype Gap +8.5, 12th widest among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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 20, 2026