Bloomfield Robotics :: AI-Powered Robotic Phenotyping & Crop Assessment Systems

Bloomfield Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based agritech company (recently acquired by Kubota Corporation) that develops AI-powered robotic phenotyping and crop assessment systems. The company creates autonomous ground-based robotic platforms equipped with high-resolution imaging and deep learning algorithms to provide plant-by-plant insights for breeders, growers, and scientists. Their technology enables detailed, scalable monitoring of crops — particularly berries and other high-value specialty crops — to accelerate breeding programs, optimize farm management, and improve yields.

Bloomfield’s core innovation lies in combining robotic mobility with advanced computer vision to digitize and analyze thousands of plants per day with sub-millimeter precision. Their systems operate autonomously in real field conditions (including varying terrains and weather), capturing data on fruit size, ripeness, plant health, canopy structure, and more. This data feeds into powerful analytics dashboards that deliver actionable operational insights for block management, harvest planning, and performance tracking.

Key robot-based products and capabilities include:

• Autonomous Phenotyping Robots: Ground robots that traverse fields and greenhouses, using multi-spectral and high-resolution cameras to create digital twins of individual plants. They can assess thousands of plants per day per camera unit.
• Fruit Measurement & Yield Prediction: Precise measurement of berry size, count, and maturity to improve harvest forecasting and labor planning.
• Plant Health Monitoring: Early detection of disease, nutrient deficiencies, and stress through advanced imaging and AI analysis.
• Block Management Tools: Data-driven insights for optimizing irrigation, fertilization, and overall farm operations across large acreages.

Bloomfield’s solutions support year-round assessment and have been deployed across hundreds of acres, digitizing millions of berries. The technology helps reduce manual scouting labor, increase breeding efficiency, and support more sustainable and data-driven agriculture. Following its acquisition by Kubota, the company is positioned to scale globally, combining its AI expertise with Kubota’s agricultural machinery leadership.