What They Build
Niqo Robotics builds compact agricultural robots and AI vision systems that identify target plants and apply herbicide or pesticide only where needed.
Why They Matter
Agricultural robotics is hard because farms are unstructured, customers are cost-sensitive, and equipment must fit existing workflows. Niqo matters because it has moved beyond demos into commercial spot-spraying deployment, where chemical savings and acreage covered can be measured. The next test is whether the economics travel across crops and geographies.
Founders
Jaisimha Rao
Recent Milestones
- Founded as TartanSense and pivoted to land-based spot-spray robots in 2018
- Fleet of 50 RoboSpray units deployed commercially in India in 2023
- 90,000-plus acres covered and more than 1,800 farmers served
- Up to 60% chemical cost savings demonstrated for cotton and chili crops
- $13M Series B closed in May 2024, led by Bidra Innovation Ventures
- Total funding reached about $21M