Tortuga AgTech

Host

Brian Heath
Class of 2008
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Tortuga AgTech

Engineering
Agriculture
Computer Science

Company Description

Tortuga AgTech is a robotics series-A startup in Denver, Colorado that strives to build a healthier society and thriving planet through smarter farming. We deploy our robotics solutions to an international market and across multiple crops to provide harvesting services and insightful data to farmers. Our company manages the design, manufacturing, programming, and operations management of the robotic fleet.

Job Position

Data and Machine Learning Lead

Job Description

I manage the team responsible for on-robot perception systems (computer vision and machine learning) and off-robot data systems (data management and analytics) at Tortuga. I also contribute in a director-level position to the strategic vision of the company, specifically as it pertains to on-robot perception system design, data product offerings to customers, field operational excellence, and the leveraging of machine learning technologies to improve robotic performance.

Externships

DelEX 2024

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 3:00pm EST
Virtual
Learning Goals

- Get exposure to the exciting world of AgTech; why does the field matter in a changing world and what industries are addressing modern problems? - Learn about robotics; what types of problems can they address well and which ones poorly?\n- Learn about beginning a career in a technical field. - Go through a problem solving exercise of the challenges of using bleeding edge technology to help farmers harvest their crops and learn more about their grows. - Discover what working at an engineering company looks like compared to other industries.