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Nature Robots

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
naturerobots.com

Nature Robots is a DFKI spin-off that builds GPS-free autonomous navigation and AI-guided precision agriculture systems for both own-brand field robots and OEM farm machinery. Their Lero robot series (Lero01 through Lero03) provides modular hardware for open-field and horticultural tasks, while software products Horti Nav, Open Field Nav, and OrchVine Nav power autonomy on third-party agricultural machines. The laser weeding system enables millimeter-precision weed elimination, reducing herbicide use to near zero. The company targets European agricultural OEMs in Germany's Agrotech Valley region and is scaling toward full fleet deployment with farm machinery manufacturers.

HeadquartersOsnabrück, DE
Founded2022
Corporate funding$7M
Team11-50
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersDr. Sebastian Pütz (CEO), Malte kl. Piening (CTO)
Regions servedEU
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Lero03

  • GPS-free navigation and laser weeding for organic farming

    Modular autonomous field robot with onboard perception-based localization and laser-based weed elimination system

    Claim source
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordClimentum CapitalBayern KapitalPlanetary Impact VenturesEuropean Innovation CouncilBuilding Global Innovators
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-30Closed €4M seed round led by Climentum Capital, Bayern Kapital, and Planetary Impact Ventures to accelerate market deployment with agricultural OEMsNature Robots
2025-03-01Awarded €6.5M EIC Accelerator blended finance (€2.5M grant + €4M equity) from the European Innovation CouncilCatalyze Group
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Nature Robots secures 4 Mio. € Seed-FundingNature Robots · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nature Robots was awarded €6.5M blended finance from the EIC AcceleratorNature Robots · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nature Robots: AboutNature Robots · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nature Robots Secure €6.5M EIC Accelerator FundingCatalyze Group · retrieved 2026-07-05