Saga Robotics is the company responsible for the design, development, and production of the world-leading agricultural robot, Thorvald. The company's aim is to develop robotic solutions that address the growing labour shortages in agriculture, as well as making agriculture more sustainable and energy efficient.
Saga Robotics have developed an autonomous and completely self-propelled robot that uses advanced algorithms to navigate in challenging conditions found on farms. Saga Robotics is also involved in several projects where they develop tools for strawberry picking, weeding, crop prediction and much more.
Saga Robotics have developed an autonomous and completely self-propelled robot that uses advanced algorithms to navigate in challenging conditions found on farms. Saga Robotics is also involved in several projects where they develop tools for strawberry picking, weeding, crop prediction and much more.
Location: Norway
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $22.2M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.08.2025 | - | $11.2M | Blystad Gr... |
| 02.09.2020 | - | $11M | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.08.2026 | 🎥 From 2D images to 3D worlds: Bonsai bets on AI-powered farm robotics | Ag robotics companies have historically faced a frustrating trade-off: build a machine optimized for one task or crop, or add more flexibility, which increases cost and complexity. California-based Bonsai Robotics is on a mission to change ... |
| 31.08.2026 | 🎥 TRIC Robotics scales to 1,500 strawberry acres with 15-robot fleet | Ag robotics startup TRIC Robotics has moved from half-acre trials in 2021 to treating more than 1,500 acres of commercial strawberries this year with a fleet of 15 autonomous robots armed with UV-C light and bug vacuums operating nightly in... |
| 31.08.2026 | 🎥 Carbon Robotics: $100m+ revenue, new machine and a path to IPO | Seattle-based Carbon Robotics is aiming to become a publicly traded company as it continues to scale its laser weeding and tractor autonomy business. The firm, which passed the $100 million revenue mark in the year to March 2026, is also de... |
| 19.05.2026 | The cracks in chemical farming are getting hard to ignore. These startups are providing alternatives | From MAHA’s glyphosate tug-of-war with Trump to patent cliffs to rising fertilizer costs, the cracks in the use of traditional crop inputs are starting to resemble fault lines. Mainstream investors are even starting to notice, including Gar... |
| 14.05.2026 | Castoro Cellars deploys Saga Robotics’ UV-C bots across 600 organic acres | Castoro Cellars is scaling UV-C light tech from ag robotics specialist Saga Robotics to 600+ acres of certified organic vineyards across California’s Central Coast to tackle powdery mildew. Saga Robotics, which recently hired O’Neill Vintne... |
| 22.01.2026 | Saga Robotics bets big on US vineyards with new GM, fresh capital for UV-C ‘bots: ‘Chemical free winegrowing is the holy grail’ | Ag robotics specialist Saga Robotics is doubling down on the US vineyard sector with a new US general manager and additional funding to support its fleet of autonomous ‘bots tackling powdery mildew with UV-C light. As a supplementary close ... |
| 10.11.2025 | Robots stay still, plants move – SAIA Agrobotics raises €10 million for its inverted greenhouse automation model | SAIA Agrobotics, a developer of robotics for greenhouse growing out of Ede, has completed a new €10 million Series A funding round to accelerate the commercial rollout of its automated greenhouse system, which aims to boost crop yields and ... |
| 06.11.2025 | Adaptronics Secures €3.15M to Revolutionize Robotic Gripping | Adaptronics, a Bologna-based DeepTech startup, secured €3.15 million in funding. This significant investment fuels the development and market expansion of its revolutionary electro-adhesive robotic grippers. The company's proprietary Electr... |
| 05.11.2025 | Adaptive grippers allowing robots to grasp any object drives €3.15 million investment in Italy’s Adaptronics | Adaptronics, a Bologna-based DeepTech startup specialising in electro-adhesive grippers for robotic systems with industrial automation and space applications, today announced the closing of a €3.15 million round. The round was led by Europe... |
| 09.09.2025 | В американской долине Напа использовали роботов для уборки винограда. Автоматика может полностью заменить ручной труд... | На виноградниках Калифорнии проходит испытание новая технология борьбы с мучнистой росой — одной из главных угроз для урожая. Норвежский стартап Saga Robotics в партнерстве с винодельческим хозяйством Bien Nacido Estate тестирует автономных... |
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