---
title: "Startup Unveils “World’s First Automated Cannabis Farm”"
description: "Israel-based startup Seedo has announced plans to create the world's first automated cannabis farm — and it might not be the last."
date: "2019-03-26"
modified: "2019-03-26"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin Houser"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kristin"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/seedo-first-automated-cannabis-farm"
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
tags:
  - "automation"
  - "cannabis"
  - "seedo"
  - "the digest"
---

# Startup Unveils “World’s First Automated Cannabis Farm”

![Israel-based startup Seedo has announced plans to create the world's first automated cannabis farm — and it might not be the last.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/seedo-first-automated-cannabis-farm.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Seedolab\</em\>*

## Reefer Farm

Seedo says it's taking the guesswork out of growing weed.

The Israel-based startup's flagship product is mini fridge-sized device that automates the process of growing cannabis for home farmers.

But now Seedo is taking its tech to the next level with the [announcement](<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seedo-partners-with-kibbutz-dan-for-first-of-its-kind-fully-automated-indoor-and-containerized-commercial-scale-cannabis-farm-300814646.html>) of what it's calling the "world’s first automated cannabis farm" — and it could foreshadow the future of the [marijuana industry](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/report-marijuana-growing-jobs-sector-us>).

## Joint Venture

On March 19, Seedo announced plans to build a fully automated, commercial-scale cannabis farm as part of a [new partnership](<https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3758697,00.html>) with Kibbutz Dan, an agriculture-based community in Israel, which recently approved the [export of medical marijuana](<https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-approve-exports-of-medical-marijuana/>).

Based on a [video](<https://youtu.be/Ccsj7yHnb8s>) released alongside the announcement, the farm will consist of a series of stackable shipping container-sized units, each capable of supporting enough cannabis plants to yield 360 pounds of marijuana per year.

Inside each container, robotic arms manage the physical aspects of cultivation, and a system of cameras keep an eye on the operation. Meanwhile, machine learning software serves as the farm's brains, ensuring optimal growing conditions.

https://youtu.be/Ccsj7yHnb8s

## Best Buds

By automating the cannabis-growing process within climate-controlled containers, Seedo claims it can ensure a consistent, uniform yield that**'s** pesticide-free and high quality.

According to a press release, the startup expects the partnership with Kibbutz Dan to yield a total of four tons of dried cannabis bud during its first three years of operation.

That's enough to generate a predicted $24 million in revenue, so if Seebo's estimates and quality claims are on point, it might not be long before we see automated cannabis farms cropping up wherever weed is legal.

**READ MORE:** [Seedo Partners With Israeli Kibbutz on Commercial Automated Cannabis Farming](<https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3758697,00.html>) \[CTech\]

**More on cannabis:** *[Report: Marijuana Is the Fastest Growing Job Sector in the US](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/report-marijuana-growing-jobs-sector-us>)*

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinjhouser>)