An independent nod from the agtech community

Steve Mantle, founder of the US agtech platform Innov8.ag and a former 12-year Microsoft Azure Cloud executive, wrote a LinkedIn post about weed-management robotics at FIRA — World Ag Robotics Forum. He named Orbiba Robotics alongside Carbon Robotics and Naïo Technologies, describing Orbiba as one of the players "who pitched from Istanbul in the startup pitch sessions" addressing small-farm needs, next to established large-farm solutions.

"With all of the tech out there, it's awesome to see focus on small stakeholder farms," Mantle wrote, tagging the post #empowergrowers.

Orbiba founder İlker Bektaş replied directly, citing FAO's 2021 estimate that 94% of the world's farms are smaller than 5 hectares yet produce roughly 75% of global food: "As Orbiba Robotics, we strive to enable small farmers with innovative, green small robots that provide the easiest regenerative farming experience in the world."

Source: This original summary is based on Steve Mantle's LinkedIn post, "#empowergrowers".