Oishii announces acquisition of Tortuga’s key IP and assets

Today, Oishii announces the acquisition of Tortuga AgTech's key IP and assets, as well as the addition of members of Tortuga's world-leading engineering team to the organization. This deal will turbo-charge the output and efficiency of Oishii's pioneering robotic harvesting capabilities, combining forces with Tortuga to help solve the two hardest issues facing modern agriculture—widespread climate uncertainty and global labor shortages.

Oishii is a company aiming to transform agriculture through vertical farming and touts the world's largest indoor vertical strawberry smart farm—home to 50 robots that work around the clock to ensure berries are picked at peak ripeness.

Tortuga AgTech specializes in automated harvesting and autonomous robots, and has raised $55MM to support these efforts since its founding in 2016. The company's technology—designed for both indoor and outdoor farming—was built to revolutionize the harvesting of strawberries and grapes, two of the most delicate and labor-intensive crops to pick.

"Oishii and Tortuga AgTech are united by a shared vision for the future of agriculture. By integrating Tortuga AgTech's industry-leading robotic harvesting technologies with Oishii's advanced indoor farming system, we expect to significantly improve yield outcomes and support our farmers with game-changing data, insights, and harvesting power," said Brendan Somerville, COO and co-founder of Oishii.

At the core of this deal, Oishii will acquire Tortuga AgTech's highly effective advanced robotics technologies, including AI-driven models, frontier robotics software, and custom hardware. Oishii will integrate these technologies with their proprietary robotic systems and ongoing strategic partnership with Yaskawa Robotics—one of the world's leading robotics companies. Tortuga AgTech's top machine vision, AI, software, and hardware engineers will join forces with Oishii's industry-leading engineering team to spearhead advancements in robotic harvesting technology.

"Oishii's passion for revolutionizing the global agricultural system is something we've long admired and aligned with," added Eric Adamson, CEO and co-founder of Tortuga AgTech. "Their uncompromised dedication and robust technological foundation has built a successful and inspiring international brand. Tortuga AgTech is thrilled to join their mission and bring the benefits of our combined technologies and engineering power to the masses at scale."