Canopii is described as a greenhouse technology company providing turn-key farms integrated with cost-effective labor automation and energy management systems to support local and sustainable production of fresh produce. With the founder and principal of the firm having other firms with which he is associated, Canopii itself is reported as developing a multi-robot system designed to address the issue of reducing end-to-end labor automation costs in local food production. Principals of the firm also indicate having successfully designed, built, and demonstrated a fully autonomous vertical greenhouse for sustainable urban agriculture, beginning with a sub-scale prototype --- funded by a Phase I SBIR with NSF. Co-founder assisting with accounting, proposal writing, and business management. Engineer in charge of all software and electrical systems of the farm, including multiple custom robotic devices, environmental controls, watering and dosing system, and other unique autonomous systems.
