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FarmWise Titan at Salinas

FarmWise Titan is an autonomous agricultural robot for precision vegetable farming. Uses AI-powered computer vision for crop detection and mechanical weeding without chemicals. Built by FarmWise (now part of Sabanto). Deployed across California vegetable farms for lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower weeding.

FarmWise Titan by FarmWise · Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified · Agricultural robots

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FarmWise Labs deployed a fleet of Titan autonomous weeding robots across farms in the Salinas Valley, Santa Maria Valley, and Yuma Valley starting in 2020 (named TIME magazine's 100 Best Inventions of 2020). Operating as a cultivation-as-a-service (RaaS) model, FarmWise charges growers per acre and delivers the robot with staffing and technical support.

By June 2022 the fleet had logged 15,000 commercial hours and accumulated over 450 million scanned images of individual crops. The fleet comprised 14 Titans serving more than 20 growers, many farming organically. Taylor Farms, one of the largest US produce companies, was both an investor in FarmWise's $45M Series B (June 2022) and a customer.

The Titan uses cameras and machine learning to identify and mechanically remove weeds in-row without soil damage. FarmWise subsequently pivoted toward software and data analytics.

Key facts

Fleet size (as of 2022)
14 Titans across 20+ growers in Salinas, Santa Maria, and Yuma Valleys
Commercial hours
15,000+ commercial hours by June 2022
Service model
Cultivation-as-a-Service (RaaS); per-acre fee, crop-density-dependent
Named customers
Taylor Farms (investor + customer), Salinas Valley and surrounding region produce growers
Award
TIME magazine 100 Best Inventions of 2020
Funding
$45M Series B (June 2022), led by DCVC with Taylor Farms participation

Exposure

Customer segment
agriculture
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for FarmWise Titan at Salinas.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
FarmWise Titan
Company
FarmWise
Location
United States/California/Salinas
Operator
FarmWise
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2020-01-01
ID
69eeb9a3-18ad-44fd-8b9b-d920be6e965b

Timeline

  1. Jan 2020
    First recorded
    FarmWise Titan first documented operating at Salinas.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (5)

  1. https://farmwise.io/
  2. FarmWise Labs brings in $45M for robotic weeding (Taylor Farms investor + customer) · https://www.therobotreport.com/farmwise-labs-brings-in-45m-for-robotic-weeding/ · 2022-06-02
  3. FarmWise delivers cultivation as a service for farmers (14 Titans, 15,000 commercial hours) · https://www.therobotreport.com/farmwise-delivers-cultivation-as-a-service-for-farmers/ · 2022-07-06
  4. FarmWise's Titan Leverages Machine Learning to Automate Weeding (Salinas Valley deployment detail) · https://www.organicproducenetwork.com/organic-growers/farmwise-s-titan-leverages-machine-learning-to-automate-weeding
  5. FarmWise: Not your grandpa's cultivator · https://www.farmprogress.com/technology/farmwise-not-your-grandpa-s-cultivator
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the FarmWise Titan deployment at Salinas?
FarmWise Titan, built by FarmWise, is recorded as a deployment at Salinas on the DEPLOY registry. FarmWise operates the deployment directly.
Who operates FarmWise Titan at Salinas?
FarmWise, the manufacturer of FarmWise Titan, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the FarmWise Titan deployment at Salinas go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the FarmWise Titan deployment at Salinas?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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