(Moline, IL) — John Deere announced it has acquired Bear Flag Robotics of California for 250 million dollars. A spokesman for Deere says the four-year-old Bear Flag develops autonomous technology for farm equipment — and has been testing its technology on a variety of crops. The Bear Flag deal comes four years after Deere bought the robotics company Blue River Technology. The Moline, Illinois-based Deere is Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer.
John Deere Buys California Robotics Company
By Mandy Billings
Aug 9, 2021 | 5:28 AM

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