TortugaEssential AIDuring the Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci may have drawn an ingenious concept for a helicopter in 1480, but it took a separate revolution —…7 min read·May 17, 2024--1--1
TortugaJapan, farming, and robotsA few weeks ago, I had the fortune to visit Tokyo to present alongside our investors, E12 Ventures — a joint venture with Mitsui & Co…5 min read·Mar 19, 2024----
TortugaWhat you missed in Jan-Feb 2024Welcome to 2024! Berry growing season is starting now and into the next month in the Northern hemisphere. We’ll be posting more regularly…2 min read·Mar 12, 2024----
TortugaEssential RoboticsAutonomous robots are brand new, and far from inevitable. Over half a century after the first industrial robot came online in 1962, robots…7 min read·Nov 10, 2022----
TortugaHow robots will catalyze a food system transformationBefore diving in, we’re sharing some exciting recent footage of our “F” model robots picking at peak speeds of ~800 picks per hour.8 min read·Aug 9, 2022----
TortugaThe Farm Is the Crux of the Food Industry–and the Key to Its FutureAt Tortuga, we believe that to embed more resiliency, more affordability, and more delightful freshness and nutrition into our food, we…8 min read·May 10, 2022----
TortugaHow We Got Here: A Brief History of Modern AgricultureIn our last blog, we discussed the invention of the tractor in the early 20th century, and its impact on farming and labor. In many ways…7 min read·May 6, 2022--1--1
TortugaWe are Tortuga.In 1989, a group of Japanese researchers published a paper called “A harvesting robot of cucumber fruits.” It was one of the first known…4 min read·Mar 1, 2022----