Olivabot is building bio-inspired robots to automate olive harvesting in traditional groves.
Millions of olive trees across Southern Europe are grown on steep, rocky, and irregular terrain — making them incompatible with current mechanized harvesters. As labor shortages worsen, more farmers are forced to abandon or under-harvest their groves, threatening both yields and the cultural heritage of traditional olive oil production.
We’re developing terrain-adaptive, AI-powered harvesting robots that can navigate these complex environments — climbing, detecting, and picking olives with precision. Designed for small-to-medium farms, our robots reduce labor needs while preserving the quality and sustainability of hand-picked harvests.
We operate on a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model: farmers pay per harvest, with no upfront cost. Our pricing aligns with farmer success, making advanced automation accessible without risky investment.
Why now?
Advances in robotics, computer vision, and lightweight design make it possible to bring automation into places that machines have never gone before. And the urgency is real — traditional groves are being left behind in the global shift to ag-tech. We're here to change that.
Backed by the Amsterdam Academic Angel Fund and supported by Demonstrator Lab (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), we are currently focused on R&D and early field validation across Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal.
We’re not building robots for factories. We’re building them for the hills.
Company Details
- Employees
- 3
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Amsterdam, Nl
- Industry
- Robotics Engineering
- NAICS
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Engineering Services
- Website
- https://olivabot.com
- Keywords
- EU AgTech Market, Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS), Deep Tech, Hardware Startups, Robotics, Bio-inspired Design, AI Navigation, Computer Vision, Mechatronics, Autonomous Systems, Embedded Systems, Terrain-Adaptive Robotics, Agricultural Robotics, Swarm Robotics, Precision Agriculture, Olive Harvesting, Traditional Agriculture, AgriTech, Tree Crop Automation, Sustainable Farming.
- HQ
- Amsterdam
Olivabot Questions
Olivabot's website is https://olivabot.com
Olivabot's LinkedIn profile is https://nl.linkedin.com/company/olivabot
Olivabot has
3 employees.
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employees at Olivabot.
Olivabot's industry is
Robotics Engineering
Olivabot's top competitors are
Medai,
Storks Robotics Lab,
Mycofarming®,
Amsterdam Academic Angel Fund,
Nanoapi (Techstars '24),
Hanga Studios,
Doedeal!,
Beyond Bounds,
Demonstrator Lab Amsterdam,
Heart Harmona.
Olivabot's categories are Robotics Engineering
Olivabot's founding year is 2024
