Advanced Agri-tech Solutions

Autopickr is a Cambridge based agri-tech company who specialise in developing high tech, low cost harvesting and field solutions for the agriculture industry.

Our precision agriculture and harvesting platform aims to address various challenges such as labor shortages, increasing food demand, policy changes, and the need to transition away from carbon-intensive farming practices.

At autopickr, we are currently working on adaptive robotic platforms that are designed to tackle labour-intensive tasks in both fields and greenhouses across the agriculture industry.

Our flagship innovation is 'Gus,' a fully automated asparagus harvester. Gus incorporates cutting-edge AI and navigation technologies, robust robotics, and new cutting technology to optimise the harvesting process.

Autopickr is dedicated to revolutionizing industries with our modular, robust robotic picking platform. Our platform, which has its roots in the agriculture industry,  increases productivity, reduces labour costs, and helps growers deliver consistent high quality yields. We're now expanding our reach to a variety of applications.

Our modular platform allows us to quickly adapt to new environments, maximizing efficiency and productivity with every use. If you're ready to take your business to the next level and join the future of automation, get in touch with us today and see how our robotic picking platform can transform your operations.

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For inquiries or to get started, email us at hello@autopickr.com.

Meet the Team

  • Robyn Sands, Co-Founder and CEO

    Robyn Sands, BA (Hons) has been operations manager at ST Robotics for five years and has been leading Autopickr as CEO for one year. She has a BA in Media, Society and Culture from UEA and a background in freelance writing. Raised in Norfolk, during her youth Robyn carried out a variety of difficult and monotonous jobs around farms and nurseries such as the sorting of artichokes and sugarbeet, which now translates to a drive to automate these tasks.

  • Kyle-James Keen, COO

    Kyle-James Keen, MA, RProdDes, AMIMechE is Chief Operating Officer at AutoPickr. Kyle-James has 10+ years experience in robotics, and an MA in Applied Critical and Cultural Theory of Design and Digital Fabrication. He is a specialist in the ethics of design activities in regard to environmental sustainability and sociopolitical impact of technological production.

  • Dr. David Sands, Co-Founder & Senior Scientific Advisor

    David Sands: Co-founder and Senior scientific adviser at Autopickr, David is the founder of ST Robotics and has forty years experience inventing and commercialising various robotic systems. He was the lead inventor on the successful project to autonomously harvest asparagus and carries his philosophy of affordability and accessibility into this project

  • Robert Shields, Product Designer

    Robert Shields, BSc (Hons), RProdDes has 3+ years experience designing tangible products for specialist markets. He has designed products for medical application and for the ministry of justice, meaning that most of the products he has designed have undergone rigorous testing to abide by industry specific standards and regulations.

  • Laurie Burns Mill, Ai Vision Developer

    Laurie Burns-Mill, BSc (Hons), specialised in AI during his Computer Science degree at Swansea University. He has since worked on a multitude of Machine Learning and Computer Vision projects. These include designing, implementing and delivering Computer Vision systems for large, multinational clients in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. Now, Laurie is responsible for Gus’ vision system as well as future projects involving AI.

  • Bilbo, Head of Human Resources

    Good Boy. Specialises in trading holiday for snacks

  • Raggy, Director of Tubes

    Responsible for underground wiring and happy dances. BA (hons) in Destruction

  • Falka, Trainee Wirer

    Chases balls, tiny bundle of chaos. Too small to be left unsupervised