SAGA ROBOTICS // THORVALD

Good things come in three and what a week it’s been! 🌍 First and foremost, Thorvald has reached yet another milestone. He has officially driven over 100.000 autonomous kilometers - that’s almost three full rounds around Earth! Last October he reached 40.000 kilometers since his creation, meaning that this season he has driven >1.5x the distance driven in all previous seasons, combined! Although we would like to give him some well-deserved rest for his great effort, he is already busy mapping new US acres for the 2025 season as well as fulfilling his 2024 season in the UK.  💚 🏆 We have won the Oslo Innovation Award! We are so grateful and proud of this recognition, following in the footsteps of Norwegian unicorns such as Kahoot! and Gelato. As global media and investors have gathered in Norway for Oslo Innovation Week, we’ve partaken in many interesting discussions on the future of sustainable agriculture, as well as made many new friends along the way. 🤝 🙌 Lastly, Anne took part in an engaging discussion at #DNBNXT Oslo's panel on Thursday, where different aspects on how Norwegian companies can succeed internationally were covered. Having treated approximately 10% of all UK strawberries this season, alongside a large jump in US vineyard acres covered for next season, we see the importance for a strong structure, great leadership, and cultural understanding first-hand.

We are beyond thrilled and excited to announce that we have won the Oslo Innovation Award in 2024! This is a strong recognition of our driven team's hard work, and the need for more climate friendly, low carbon, and low chemical agriculture. 🌱🏅 Thank you so much for the recognition! 🍓🍇 #SustainableFarming #Thorvald #OIW2024 #AgTech

Thorvald was featured in a 2-page spread in Dagens Næringsliv and Kapital Finansavisen this weekend, highlighting our journey with support from Eksfin - Export Finance Norway, which has been crucial in helping us scale internationally. In 999: Norwegians discovered Vinland (an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings). In 2024: More and more "Vinlands" (wine regions) are discovering Norway. We wholeheartedly agree with the campaign's tagline: World-class knowledge and ideas deserve to be shared globally. Jannicke Bache-Wiig atyp Ulrik Solum Waagsether Anja Kristiansen

Looking forward to take part in the panel discussion with Nysnø Climate Investments and Eksfin - Export Finance Norway at Arendalsuka. Together with Siri M. Kalvig, Trond Riiber Knudsen, Andreas Thorsheim and Ingvild Meland we will debate what role competence, culture, and capital play in scaling innovative green technology and what it takes to transform existing value chains. Tone Lunde Bakker Stephen Bull OBE Katrine Kleppan Blystad Frithjof Norman Lund Allon G. #Arendalsuka #Thorvald #SagaRobotics

It all happened in Kent this week! On Tuesday, we demoed Thorvald to Soren Bjorn and the Driscoll's team, discussing how Clock House Farm has benefited from using Thorvald and exploring future possibilities for agricultural robotics on a large scale. On Wednesday, we exhibited at Fruit Focus, showcasing a few of our robots who took a well-deserved break after a busy night shift at 9 leading farms across the UK. 🇬🇧 🍓 Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and engaged in meaningful discussions on how technology can lead to a healthier, safer, and more sustainable approach to food production. Anne Dingstad Halvard Grimstad Dr Damian Flynn James Waltham Kristoffer Skarsgård Ole Walberg Innovation Norway

We're looking forward to exhibiting at Fruit Focus this Wednesday. Visit us at stand 704 to learn about the nationwide expansion of our robotic services. Meet the team and Thorvald, setting a new standard for sustainable and efficient strawberry production in the UK. 🍓 🇬🇧 #SagaRobotics #Thorvald #SustainableFarming Innovation Norway

Saga Robotics is expanding! 🇬🇧 This season, we're operating on an area 4 x larger than last season, thanks to our nationwide expansion in collaboration with nine of the most innovative and leading strawberry growers across Great Britain. 🍓 Now treating nearly one in ten strawberries in the nation, this achievement positions Saga Robotics as the leading provider of automated robotic services in the UK. A special thank you to all our forward-thinking customers, including Sandy Booth, owner of THE NEW FOREST FRUIT CO., who shares, “Over the past few years, we have been working on integrating robots into our strawberry-growing operation. Moving our focus towards using non-chemical crop protection via robotic technology will help to protect the environment as we strive towards achieving our goals for innovation and sustainability. We are proud to have partnered with an industry-leading company like Saga Robotics, to enable us to make positive changes” Dive into the full article in Fresh Produce Journal here: https://lnkd.in/e3ciGnSu Clock House Farm, Rumwood Green Farm Ltd., Hugh Lowe Farms, WB Chambers Farms Ltd. THE NEW FOREST FRUIT CO., The Summer Berry Company, Angus Growers, LM Porter and East Scryne Farm. #SagaRobotics #NationwideExpansion #Thorvald

🔊 We are delighted to announce that Nina Bjornstad has joined the Board of Saga Robotics. Nina brings over 20 years of executive experience from tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, where she most recently served as Country Manager for Google Cloud UK&I. She is a Board member in Telenor and SAS - Scandinavian Airlines, and holds various other venture-backed board and advisory position roles at both entrepreneurial ventures like Utopi Ltd, and also established companies like Mace Group, and PwC UK. Her vast experience will be instrumental in driving growth in our core markets in the UK and US. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dEJWWDzv In addition, we also welcome Yvonne Silden Langlo, CFA Silden Langlo to our Board, representing Nysnø Climate Investments. She has nearly 15 years investment experience and has worked for more than a decade in the UK and the US, recently as a portfolio manager of consumer equities at Norges Bank Investment Management. Anne Dingstad, Atle Eide, Pål Johan From, Lars Grimstad, Inger Gløersen Folkeson, Dr Damian Flynn, James Waltham, John Torvik, Tom R., Albena Todorova, Jacob Cornelius Øxnevad Ziesler, Aker ASA, ICP Ventures Cibus Capital LLP, Rabo Ventures, Blystad Group, Hatteland, Abelia, Tekna, Shifter.no Sifted, TechCrunch

Next week, our CEO, Anne Dingstad, will represent Saga Robotics at the F&A Next conference. Anne will present our Thorvald system and participate in a panel on the "Exploration of Precision Agriculture’s Evolution," discussing how AI and IoT technologies are transforming the farming landscape. We look forward to sharing our insights and learning from other industry leaders. Drop us a line in the comments if you are going and would like to talk. Rabobank Albena Todorova Martin Ullmann Natanja Slager Wilco Schoonderbeek Leon Mur Miranda de Regt #PrecisionAgriculture #F&ANext #SagaRobotics #Thorvald