Joshua Lessing

[Rob Leclerc @robleclerc]

Some of the farmers I spoke to are worried about their people but are putting distancing policies in place. Still, this is galvanizing their desire for automated labor.

[Root AI @RootRobots]

#COVID19 is a powerful reminder of the fragility in our global food system and the importance of leveraging tech to empower us to grow local

https://t.co/e5Od2gXVFu

[Joshua Lessing @Joshua_Lessing]

Netflix's suggestions for my 5 year old......one of these things is not like the other.

[Western Growers @WesternGrowers]

Farmers grow the best medicine in the world. #agriculture

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you, Harvard Business School, for hosting Root AI's CFO, @akash_g_nandi, for an incredible day of discussion about the future of food with other key industry representatives.

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you Dennis Rettke at @FreshPlaza_com for a great article outlining Root AI's first robot, Virgo.
Virgo is an autonomous mobile #robot that uses 3D cameras, #AI enabled reasoning and a dexterous gripper, to successfully identify and pick ripe fruit.
https://t.co/Iav0wDjUR6

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you to @UnitedFresh for recognizing the Virgo harvesting #robot as the "Best New Indoor Growing Technology" at the #UnitedFresh 2019 Innovation Awards. #AgTech @FreshPlaza_com
https://t.co/mAgeyuXmJi

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you @lorakolodny at @CNBC for a great piece on Root AI's first product Virgo available 2020. #AgTech #Agriculture #Robots.
https://t.co/s32on0won6

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you Hiawatha Bray & @BostonGlobe for a great article about Root AI & our robots.

Root AI tech helps eliminate biggest challenges in #agriculture — from labor shortages to seasonal schedules & compressed harvesting periods

@RootRobots @GlobeTechLab
https://t.co/FOg097mnjr

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you to our fellow panel members from @Inari_ag, Mary Shelman Group, @Indigoag, @AnterraCapital and the Harvard @SEimpact team for a great conversation on how technology will drive sustainability in an evolving food & agriculture landscape.

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Advances in neural network compression as seen at #NeurIPS2018 from @MSFTResearch, will unlock faster deployment of #AI applications on mobile and IoT platforms. #DeepLearning
https://t.co/c1iRgqBT11

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Thank you to @asheaarts at our local @NPR news station, @WBUR, for showcasing the work that Root AI and others in the Boston community are doing to protect our #foodsupply.
https://t.co/ztn8Fbh8jC

[Andrea Shea @asheaarts]

What will we eat in 30 years...and beyond? Our series ‘Lab-to-Table’ kicks off w/ produce farming: Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future https://t.co/Z3veg4IiLE via @WBUR @RootRobots @GreentownLabs @FreightFarms @foodtank

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Congratulations to @RRKnopf for joining the #ForbesUnder30 class of 2019!
https://t.co/vUHdzGQHUH

[AgFunder @AgFunder]

Google, Harvard use AI to pinpoint foodborne illness sources in real time #ArtificialIntelligence #foodsafety https://t.co/Nvg6FUUq7D

[Root AI @RootRobots]

Bumble Bees Buzzed by Botanical Biohazards. We need to put more care into how we grow our food to avoid unintended consequences. #bees #robotics #agtech https://t.co/VmLdSDwXh0

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

We know we’ll run out of dead dinosaurs to mine for fuel & have to use sustainable energy eventually, so why not go renewable now & avoid increasing risk of climate catastrophe? Betting that science is wrong & oil companies are right is the dumbest experiment in history by far …

[Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz]

.@NASA certifies Falcon 9 as a Category 3 vehicle under the Launch Services Program.

@SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell:
“LSP Category 3 certification is a major achievement for the Falcon 9 team and represents another key milestone in our close partnership with NASA.”

[Joshua Lessing @Joshua_Lessing]

Shocking report by the WWF

Animal Populations Have Fallen 60 Percent And That's Bad Even If They Don't Go Extinct via @forbes https://t.co/IpMSPKBQTc

[Josh Kopelman @joshk]

Proud to support @RootRobots as it brings its first line of robotic harvesting and farm optimization technologies to market. https://t.co/sNgtQppzIs