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TRIC Robotics

TRIC Robotics builds autonomous agricultural robots that replace chemical pesticides with ultraviolet light. Its flagship platform, Luna, is a tractor-scale robot that roams California strawberry fields after dark, using UV-C light to kill fungal pathogens such as powdery mildew and botrytis while a mechanical "Bug Vac" removes pests like Lygus bugs, spotted wing drosophila, and spider mites — without a single drop of pesticide. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Adam Stager and Vishnu Somasundaram out of the University of Delaware and now based in California, TRIC operates a robotics-as-a-service model that requires no upfront investment from growers, and reports pesticide reductions of up to 70% across the farms it serves. The company raised a $5.5M seed round led by Version One Ventures to expand its fleet across Santa Maria, Oxnard, and Watsonville. TRIC Robotics is an agricultural robotics operator and does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK, or developer portal; this profile captures its company identity in the API Evangelist network.

TRIC Robotics is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Robotics, Agriculture, AgTech, and Automation.

TRIC Robotics’ developer surface includes support and 4 more developer resources.

7.1/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
0 APIs
CompanyRoboticsAgricultureAgTechAutomationAutonomous VehiclesPest ControlSustainabilityRobotics as a Service

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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Security Posture 1

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Tric Robotics Domain Security

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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: tric-robotics
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tric-robotics.png
name: TRIC Robotics
description: TRIC Robotics builds autonomous agricultural robots that replace chemical pesticides with ultraviolet light.
  Its flagship platform, Luna, is a tractor-scale robot that roams California strawberry fields after dark, using UV-C light
  to kill fungal pathogens such as powdery mildew and botrytis while a mechanical "Bug Vac" removes pests like Lygus bugs,
  spotted wing drosophila, and spider mites — without a single drop of pesticide. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Adam Stager and Vishnu
  Somasundaram out of the University of Delaware and now based in California, TRIC operates a robotics-as-a-service model
  that requires no upfront investment from growers, and reports pesticide reductions of up to 70% across the farms it serves.
  The company raised a $5.5M seed round led by Version One Ventures to expand its fleet across Santa Maria, Oxnard, and Watsonville.
  TRIC Robotics is an agricultural robotics operator and does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK, or developer
  portal; this profile captures its company identity in the API Evangelist network.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tric-robotics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- version-one-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Robotics
- Agriculture
- AgTech
- Automation
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Pest Control
- Sustainability
- Robotics as a Service
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tric-robotics-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tricrobotics.com/
- type: About
  url: https://www.tricrobotics.com/about-new/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.tricrobotics.com/contact-new/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.tricrobotics.com/privacy-policy/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 1
  pass: local-v1

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