Earlier this year, Reports appeared Alphabet Inc. has announced that it has shut down its agricultural robotics company, Mineral. The news comes amid a larger financial crisis at Google’s parent company. Citing a crowded market and concerns about profits, Mineral has shut down operations and turned to licensing technology.
This month, Mineral CEO Elliott Grant The leaked memo has been reprinted.Meanwhile, agricultural giant John Deere confirmed it had acquired one of the startup’s technology groups to boost Look and spray Crop spray solution.
“The challenge of solving sustainable agriculture remains,” Grant wrote in a post. “But it’s more like a relay race than a sprint.”