Reservoir Farms

Reservoir operates on-farm incubators for breakthrough ag startups. Join us August 26-27 for Ruggedize, a deep tech conference:

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less than 2% of specialty crop ag is automated.

not because the tech isn't there… because startups aren't testing in real fields, and growers can't afford to bet on unproven tech.

that's the gap Reservoir Farms exists to close: startup to grower.

what's agtech's biggest blindspot?

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150 sign-ups. 3 weeks away.

Ruggedize was just a concept 6 months ago — now it's real, backed by @JohnDeere, @WesternGrowers , @OpenRoboticsOrg, @GoogleStartups, 9 North Group, @BecksHybrids, @ecorobotix, @AerisM2M , Yamaha Agriculture, @SiliconVlyBank, @CityofSalinas & @NutrienAgRetail.

Aug 26–27, Salinas, CA.

Join us: https://t.co/tRuAeIOBHb

#Ruggedize2026

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@reynoir_will @IanDodds_ DM me

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@aMichaelLyons @IanDodds_ DM me

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@IanDodds_ Glad you’re pausing your honeymoon for ruggedize

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@AlmostMedia @IanDodds_ Exactly

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we invest in rugged ai, and incubate agtech startups

3 focuses we're watching:
→ physics > chemicals
→ AI spotting the one weird thing in the field
→ robots taking jobs humans won't

Know a startup? Drop it below.

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Proud to be part of the @ReservoirFarms community🌱
Great conversations, great people, and a shared mission to advance ag innovation.

Huge kudos to @chrischandlr for capturing the energy and collaboration that make Reservoir such a special place.
#Robotics #FutureOfFarming

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Strawberry picking is one of the hardest jobs to automate.

Meet @Synphony: our newest member at Reservoir Farms Salinas, building a robot that might just do it.

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Two days at @Cornell confirmed it: rare depth in ag science, engineering, and entrepreneurship, all in one place.

Grateful to @KarkeeManoj's Ag Robotics Lab, Rootline Robotics (2026 @farmroboti57211 grand prize winners), @CornellAgriTech, and @revIthaca for hosting @bernsteind and @rickstephens01

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@KuphDev @this_is_surabhi Come check us out! We have incubators in Salinas and Sonoma in CA.

Also check out the deep tech conference we are hosting in August: https://t.co/PW5YUrQYBY

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@scifibobby Come to our next one! https://t.co/RdV9XTg2kl

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cal poly folks, this one's for you. lets meet up.

Thu, Jul 23, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
San Luis Obispo, US

https://t.co/5H6HPoFh5J

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this Ruggedize session is going to be good — Dr. Steven Mirsky from @USDA ARS on getting AI to actually survive out in the field. think huge open plant imagery datasets, cheap open camera hardware, and hard lessons on what breaks once you leave the lab.

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some days are not all about robots

@ucanr doing soil testing at reservoir farms salinas

SO to all soil health geeks out there

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Bonsai robotics @bonsairobotics Amiga at @CalPoly Strawberry Day 🍓

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Sensate Robotics builds a robot gripper that feels what your eyes can't see — catching internal damage like avocado stem rot or Honeycrisp senescence before it ships.

Now seeking R&D pilot partners (avocados → apples → peaches → persimmons).

https://t.co/ddlTtXvtRD

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Between labor shortages and tight windows, keeping crops protected is a constant battle.

That’s why we’re putting the Amiga Max to work with @ontargetspray. Built to navigate bedded crops without soil compaction, it delivers autonomous, repeatable spray coverage.

#AgTech

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the unbundling of @ycombinator continues at https://t.co/dfX4NOw3Vy

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build agtech where agriculture actually is