We believe tomorrow’s farms won’t look like the endless outdoor crop rows we remember and that the security and quality of our food will no longer be limited by an increasingly unpredictable climate or access to land. Instead, hyper efficient indoor farms will grow delicious and chemical free produce. At Root, we are on a mission to create the intelligent robots that will help growers build the farms of the future.
Our Technology
Artificial Intelligence is at the core of everything we do
Efficiency & Sustainability
Why It Matters
Indoor farming represents a massive leap in progress toward true agricultural independence, sustainability, and efficiency. At a modern greenhouse, reclamation of water, digitally controlled light, nutrients, and atmosphere mean that over 20x the amount of crop per acre can be produced with 90% less water than traditional methods.



Our Team

Josh Lessing
Co-Founder & CEO

Ryan Knopf
Co-Founder & CTO

Akash Nandi
COO

Michele Pratusevich
Director of Software Development

Shreyas Aditya
Machine Learning Engineer

Ryan Wasserman
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Joseph Gabay
Robotics Engineer

Dana Lucas
Plant Scientist

Jamie Smith
Embedded Software Engineer

Jon Spyreas
Senior Software Engineer

VijayaGanesh Mohan
Perception Engineer

Nash Reilly
Principal Electrical Engineer

Wesley Bird
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mitch Phillips
Deployment Engineer

Kris Ohlinger
Deployment Engineer

Aykut Onol
Senior Controls Engineer

Sterling Gray
Robotics Co-op

Finn Howell
Robotics Co-op
We're Hiring!
Careers
At Root, we’re pushing the edge of what’s possible. Building a better world will require fresh ideas, determination, and an awful lot of teamwork. If solving hard problems with a tight knit team excites you, check out our careers page.

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