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Idaho Capital Connect Conference 2022 TerraClear is honored to have had the opportunity to present at the Idaho Capital Connect Conference. From our President, Trevor Thompson:

TerraClear is proud to be named a 2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards Honoree The RBR50 awards honor technology, business, and market innovations, as well as the robotics and automation organizations worldwide that were responsible for them. The 2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards were presented for the following classes of innovation: Business and Management – Initiatives or […]

TerraClear “rocks” Idaho Farm Bureau convention For Idaho Farm Bureau Federation FORT HALL – Idaho farmers are proud of the rich, volcanic soil in which they grow their crops. But that fantastic soil originated from the erosion of rocks and, unfortunately for many farmers, those ancestral rocks are still nestled in, snug as can be, […]

Our president, Trevor Thompson, talks about his service and how he applies that to building the best robotic rock picker to help farmers.

We couldn’t agree more with Landus President and CEO Matt Carstens when he’s quoted “Getting the farmers voice around ag innovation is essential”. We see Landus practicing what they preach in their new Innovation Center, and are proud to see TerraClear mentioned: “a company out of Washington state, came in to demonstrate a rock picker […]

Whether it’s a drone in the air, a soil sampler in the field or picking tools of all sorts it’s a service Agricultural robots have opened the door for more farm operations to be contracted out to service companies.  The pace of new robotic-based agricultural platforms being developed and tested on North American fields is […]

RALSTON: The new Landus Innovation Center in Ralston showcased one of its partners emerging technologies in a recent demonstration to area farmers. TerraClear, a Bellevue, Washington start-up, brought its state-of-the-art rock picker to Landus. The rock picker, which is compatible with a compact track loader or skid steer loader, can selectively pick up rocks 6 […]

Tim Hammerich of FoA (Future of Agriculture) hosted a virtual Ag Robotics Roundtable to discuss the challenges and opportunities of automation in agriculture. President Trevor Thompson represented TerraClear at the event alongside other Ag leaders. Listen to the podcast for a chance to hear more about: Leaders by order of appearance:

When Bellevue entrepreneur Brent Frei returned to his family’s farm four summers ago, where he was born and raised, his father asked if he could help out by collecting loose rocks in the fields. So Frei grabbed his gloves and spent the next several days tromping through dusty fields in central Idaho’s dry heat. Rocks […]

TerraClear was featured by StartUs Insights as one of the Top 5 Computer Vision Startups Impacting Agriculture. TerraClear – Clearing Rocks Farmers have to deal with many land-related issues before actually sowing crops. A particularly painful and time-consuming task is to clear the sowing field of rocks. Delegating such basic tasks to robotics and automation will save […]

TerraClear recently raised a Series A round of funding for their robotic rock picker. Check out The Next Byte Podcast, as they discuss TerraClear’s innovative Rock Picker and the technology that is solving farmer’s most troublesome and constant problem, rocks. Note: During Series A funding, TerraClear raised $25 million. Brent Frei’s last name is pronounced […]

TerraClear is a startup with a goal to create a fully autonomous rock picker eliminating the need for the manual (and back-breaking) job across farm fields.  The idea for TerraClear came from Brent Frei’s experience growing up on his family’s farm in Idaho, and with three decades of experience in the software industry, he applied […]