Ep 246 - How Robots are Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry
CannaInsider - Interviews with the Business Leaders of The Legal Cannabis, Marijuana, CBD Industry
English - January 06, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 631 ratingsInvesting Business News Business News dispensary mmj cannabis cannabisseeds dispensaries edibles investing legalization marijuana marijuanaseeds Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The cannabis industry is projected to hit $31 billion by 2021, and with its growing demand comes a desperate need for scalability.
Enter Jon Gowa, founder and CEO of Bloom Automation, LLC, a Boston-based company revolutionizing the way we harvest marijuana through robotics and automation.
Designed to “trim with the precision of a human, but the efficiency of a machine,” Bloom Automation’s robots use smart optics and proprietary algorithms to increase efficiency and cut production costs - an enticing proposition to the next generation of cultivation.
In this episode, Jon shares a little about the goings on at Bloom Automation and the importance of robotics to the future of cannabis.
Key Takeaways:
- Jon’s background in robotics engineering and how he came to be founder and CEO of Bloom Automation, LLC
- The benefits of robotics and problems the industry is working to resolve
- The ins and outs of Bloom Automation and the technological solutions it provides the cannabis industry
- Price versus ROI and the increased production rates cannabis business owners and cultivators are witnessing thanks to Bloom Automation
- The 2-3 days of training required for new operators
- Challenges Jon is working to overcome during the company’s beta development phase
- Jon’s outlook on the future of robotics in the cannabis industry
To learn more, visit: https://www.bloomautomation.com