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

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