NSF awards Leaficient $274,525 SBIR grant
Leaficient announced a $274,525 NSF SBIR award for machine-learning and computer-vision work in greenhouse and indoor growing.
Evidence notes
- Leaficient announced a $274,525 National Science Foundation SBIR award for greenhouse and indoor-growing technology.
- The grant supported machine-learning and computer-vision work to optimize lighting in controlled-environment agriculture.
- The company also cited Robotics Factory, VentureBridge and Duquesne New Venture Challenge recognition in the same announcement.
Company context
Leaficient develops automation for labour-intensive plant and crop workflows. Its systems apply sensing and robotic handling to help growers monitor plants and perform repeatable cultivation tasks with more consistent timing and data. The company is developing an integrated field layer for crop care, plant monitoring and other production tasks that remain highly manual.