Building Autonomous Greenhouses with AI and Robotics

Gilwoo Lee is the founder and CEO of Zordi, a company that builds and operates autonomous greenhouses with mobile robots and AI. They raised $20M in their most recent funding round led by Khosla Ventures. She has degrees from MIT, CMU, and University of Washington. Gilwoo"s favorite book: Masayoshi Son"s 300-Year Plan (Author: Takashi Sugimoto) (00:01) Introduction (00:08) What is a Greenhouse? (01:08) Greenhouse Usage in Different Regions (02:45) Advantages and Challenges of Greenhouses (06:15) Crops Suitable for Greenhouses (08:23) Introduction to Autonomous Greenhouses (10:40) Technology Stack of Autonomous Greenhouses (12:17) Factors Affecting Crop Growth and Automation (14:00) Data Requirements for AI Models in Greenhouses (15:14) Upgrading Traditional Greenhouses to Autonomous (17:26) Tasks Managed by Robots in Greenhouses (18:45) Engineering Challenges in Robotics for Greenhouses (20:16) Future of Robotics in Greenhouses (21:39) Robotics Supply Chain and Standardization (23:23) Verticalized vs. General-Purpose Robots (27:16) Robotics Foundation Models (29:52) Economics of Autonomous Greenhouses (33:16) Future of Autonomous Farming (34:01) Rapid Fire Round -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi:   Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com  Website: https://prateekj.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19  Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi