COMPANIES · ROBOTICS & PHYSICAL AI
John Deere
Deere & Company, based in Moline, Illinois, makes John Deere farm equipment, lawn and turf machines, and construction and forestry machinery, and provides financing to buyers.
Deere & Company, based in Moline, Illinois, makes John Deere farm equipment, lawn and turf machines, and construction and forestry machinery, and provides financing to buyers.
It sells precision-agriculture technology alongside its machines and invested in humanoid-robot maker Apptronik in 2026; AI and autonomy are features of its products rather than its main revenue source.
Farmers, landscapers, contractors and forestry businesses buy its equipment and parts through dealers, and its financial services arm earns income from loans and leases.
United States (Moline, Illinois)
Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.
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Source: 2026-02-11 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed funding round (reported)
Limits: Does not establish the size of Deere's investment, its ownership stake, or any commercial agreement to deploy Apptronik robots.
AT&T Ventures Among New Backers as Humanoid Robotics Startup Apptronik Nears $1B in Total Funding ↗Deere & Company third quarter 2026 news release (Exhibit 99.1, SEC filing) ↗
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