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Tevel Aerobotics Technologies

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
tevel-tech.com

Tethered flying drones (Flying Autonomous Robots / FARs) mounted to a ground-based mothership platform. Each FAR uses computer vision and AI to detect fruit ripeness, navigate dense canopy, and detach fruit gently with minimal bruising; operates 24/7. System harvests apples, peaches, apricots, nectarines, plums, and pears. Commercial partners include equipment OEM Orchard Machinery Corporation (OMC). Backed by Kubota Corp (Japan), which integrates Tevel's technology into future autonomous harvest machinery.

HeadquartersGedera, IL
Founded2017
Corporate funding$52M
Team51-100
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersYaniv Maor (CEO, founder)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe, South America, Middle East
Countries deployedUS, IT, CL, IL
Service footprintHQ Gedera, Israel; commercial operations in California (US), Tuscany/Piedmont (Italy), Chile; R&D in Israel
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)

  • AI-guided tethered drone harvester; picks apples, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, pears with minimum bruising

    vendor-stated product capability

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2023-01-01HMC Farmsstone fruit orchard (peaches, nectarines, plums)USNot disclosedAnnouncement
2023-01-01Rivoira Grouporchard (mixed tree fruit)ITNot disclosedAnnouncement
2023-01-01Unifrutti GrouporchardCLNot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSound Media VenturesKubota CorporationForbonOurCrowdMaverick Ventures IsraelAgFunderZiv Aviram (co-investor)
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-26Raised $18M Series C led by Sound Media Ventures with participation from Maverick Ventures Israel, Kubota, AgFunder, OurCrowd; total funding $38.5M; confirming commercial scale in US, Italy, ChileFruitnet
2021-01-29Raised $20M Series B led by Kubota Corporation and Forbon, with participation from Maverick Ventures Israel, OurCrowd, and AgFunderAgFunder News
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Source ledger

8 unique public sources

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Tevel Aerobotics TechnologiesTevel · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Tevel raises $18m for autonomous fruit harvesting robotsFruitnet · retrieved 2026-07-05
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EXCLUSIVE: Tevel's flying fruit bots raise $20m from Asian ag giants, AgFunderAgFunder News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Tevel Aerobotics Technologies Seed: raises $1.38MStartupHub.ai · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Tevel Partners With HMC Farms of Kingsburg, CaliforniaTevel · retrieved 2026-07-05
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HMC Farms announces autonomous drone harvest pilot programHMC Farms · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Tevel's Fruit-Picking Flying Autonomous RobotsTevel Aerobotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Unifrutti introduces ground-breaking fruit-picking robots and revolutionizes harvesting by partnering with TevelUnifrutti Group · retrieved 2026-07-05