New vertical farm run by AI and robots, not humans

Plenty is a San Francisco-based agtech startup co-founded by Nate Story, who

rethinks and reinvents farms andis changing agriculture. Storey, who is also the company's chief scientific officer, believes the future of farms lies in vertical and enclosed spaces. The fact is that in this way food can grow anywhere in the world all year round. In turn, the use of robots and artificial intelligence to constantly improve the quality of growing fruits, vegetables and herbs is also necessary on the farms of the future. Plenty is developing just  this area. By the way, their technologies allow us to use 95% less water and 99% less land.

In recent years, farmers on flat farmsuse new tools to improve or simplify farming. They use drones and robots to improve crop care. Artificial intelligence in farming is also gaining momentum, with over 1,600 startups and total investment in new farm projects reaching tens of billions of dollars. However, flat farms still use a lot of water and land, while Plenty vertical farms can produce the same amount of fruits and vegetables as flat farms, which are 360 ​​times larger.

At Plenty's climate-controlled indoor farmthere are vertical rows of plants hanging from the ceiling. They are illuminated by LED lights that mimic the sun, moved by robots, and artificial intelligence controls all the variables to support life, controlling water, temperature and light. In addition, AI is constantly learning and optimizing processes to grow more crops in a short time. 

Plenty Farms grow non-GMO and non-GMO cropsuse herbicides or pesticides. They recirculate all used water, even capturing evaporated water from the air. The flagship farm in San Francisco uses 100% renewable energy sources.

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