Trimble Ventures Invests in Civ Robotics–A Development Tech Startup Targeted on Autonomous Surveying Options

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble Ventures, Trimble’s (NASDAQ: TRMB) company enterprise capital fund, introduced as we speak its funding in Civ Robotics, a San Francisco-based building tech startup specializing in remodeling surveying format for civil engineering and infrastructure tasks. This funding helps Trimble Ventures’ mission to put money into early and growth-stage corporations which are accelerating innovation, digital transformation and sustainability within the industries Trimble serves—equivalent to agriculture, building, geospatial and transportation. The funding phrases weren’t disclosed.

The development business faces a wide range of challenges together with scarcity of expert staff, security and productiveness. Civ Robotics addresses these challenges with CivDot, a brand new autonomous surveying answer that empowers effectivity, productiveness and security on the job. CivDot is an unmanned floor automobile (UGV) designed for civil engineering and infrastructure tasks equivalent to photo voltaic farms, roadways, knowledge facilities, energy crops and extra. Augmenting the surveyors work, CivDot marks 1000’s of coordinates per day exactly and effectively, whereas delivering layouts sooner than conventional strategies.

“We’re centered on investing in corporations which are searching for to deal with essential challenges in markets that align with Trimble’s mission of remodeling the way in which the world works. Civ Robotics expertise helps surveyors and subject staff and helps take away the burden of repetitive and dangerous work,” mentioned Aviad Almagor, vp, expertise innovation at Trimble and expertise advisor for Trimble Ventures. “Civ Robotics makes use of Trimble’s high-precision GNSS positioning expertise and surveying software program to enhance productiveness and improve security. That is an thrilling alternative to assist speed up innovation in autonomy, surveying and building.”

“Trimble and our imaginative and prescient are in lockstep in direction of building automation with a pointy concentrate on the very best requirements of security and high quality,” mentioned Tom Yeshurun, co-founder and CEO, Civ Robotics, which introduced its $5 million seed funding spherical this morning. “By means of Trimble’s newest GNSS expertise in our autonomous surveying merchandise, our clients can profit from an end-to-end workflow.”

Civ Robotics might be showcased throughout the Trimble Dimensions+ Consumer Convention held November 7-9 in Las Vegas.

About Civ Robotics

Civ Robotics is an autonomous surveying answer for civil engineering and infrastructure tasks. The corporate’s flagship product, CivDot, is an unmanned floor automobile (UGV) which marks 1000’s of coordinates per day exactly and effectively for giant building tasks, whereas empowering workforces confronted with labor shortages and subsequent delays. By means of the press of a button and in a fraction of the time, Civ Robotics autonomous programs are revolutionizing tasks, together with photo voltaic farms, roadways, knowledge facilities, energy crops, industrial growth and enormous infrastructure. Study extra at: www.civrobotics.com.

About Trimble Ventures

Launched in 2021, Trimble Ventures is a company enterprise capital fund centered on investing in early and growth-stage corporations that align with Trimble’s mission of remodeling work within the agriculture, building, geospatial and transportation industries. The fund deploys strategic capital to speed up the expansion of modern corporations and companions that complement Trimble’s merchandise, expertise platforms and assist its buyer’s work. Trimble Ventures targets investing in corporations with applied sciences and options associated to {hardware} and software program functions; synthetic intelligence; augmented, digital and combined actuality; autonomy and robotics; blockchain; the Web of Issues (IoT) and analytics; and sustainability.

For extra data on Trimble Ventures, go to:  ventures.trimble.com.

About Trimble

Trimble is an industrial expertise firm remodeling the way in which the world works by delivering options that allow our clients to thrive. Core applied sciences in positioning, modeling, connectivity and knowledge analytics join the digital and bodily worlds to enhance productiveness, high quality, security, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built merchandise to enterprise lifecycle options, Trimble is remodeling industries equivalent to agriculture, building, geospatial and transportation. For extra details about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), go to:  www.trimble.com.

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