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L5 AUTOMATION INC.

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA · Founded 2020 · Agritech · Private

Software for robot vision and manipulation planning to automate strawberry harvesting under canopy occlusion

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA
Founded
2020
Latest Form D
$50K, Mar 2024
Total capital
$1.6M
Federal grants
$625K
3 awards · 2023–2025
Rank in peer group#10 of 39
Private capital raised
$770K
5 Form D · last Mar 2024
32 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$156K
1 award · NASA
Rank in Agritech#62 of 882
Granted patents
1
5 pending · first 2026
Rank in peer group#6 of 39

Capital timeline

20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.6M$275K$175K$156K$175K1st Form D$150K3rd Form D$250K4th Form D$20K5th Form D$50K
20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.6M$275K$175K$156K$175K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · US Strawberry Growers Face A Worsening Labor Shortage That Is Threating To Become A Crisis. This Has Resulted In Grower Operating Expenses Increasing Faster Than The Market Rate For Strawberries Andis Eroding Theiralready Thin Margins. Without Solutions, The Bulk Of The Industry Is Likely To Leave The US, BUTL5 Automation Is Working To Prevent That Undesirable Outcome. In This SBIR Project, L5 Will Research Key Components Of A Future System That Will Produce Much More Accurate Yield Forecasts Th$175K
  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Autonomous Perception And Manipulation Of Cables And Fluid Lines For Remote Infrastructure Maintenance For Orbital And Lunar Missions$156K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** US Strawberry Growers Facea Worsening Labor Shortage That Is Threating To Become A Crisis. Harvesting Accounts FOR39% Of Grower Operating Expensesand While Automation Is An Obvious Solution, It Has Proven Technically CHALLENGING.L5 Automation Is Working To Change That. L5'S Proposed Automated In-field Strawberry Characteristics$175K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$50K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$20K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Trajectory Optimizations and Learned Foliage Manipulation to Accelerate Throughput in Automated Strawberry Harvesting$275K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$250K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$300K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K

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Standing among 39 peers

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Agritech · Software

  • Federal grants#10 · top 26%
  • Granted patents#6 · top 15%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Alexander GutierrezResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent · $275K in grants as PI
  • Ziaoyu ZhengExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 6
  • GrantedDynamic Coordination Of Multiple Robotic Manipulator ArmsUSPTOUS 12,564,957
  • PendingDevices, Systems, And Methods For Enhanced Robotic Manipulation And ControlUSPTOApplication 18875932
  • PendingDynamic Coordination Of Multiple Robotic Manipulator ArmsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024030040
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  • Dynamic Coordination Of Multiple Robotic Manipulator ArmsMar 3, 2026 · US 12,564,957Granted
  • Devices, Systems, And Methods For Enhanced Robotic Manipulation And ControlDec 4, 2025 · Application 18875932Pending
  • Dynamic Coordination Of Multiple Robotic Manipulator ArmsApplication PCTUS2024030040Pending
  • Devices, Systems, And Methods For Enhanced Robotic Manipulation And ControlApplication PCTUS2023068514Pending
  • Devices, Systems, And Methods For Multiple Robot Manipulator Arms To Collaboratively Explore, Map And Exploit Diverse EnvironmentsApplication 63502783Pending
  • Devices, Systems, And Methods For Enhanced Robotic Manipulation And ControlApplication 63353274Pending

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Sources

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