Jack Morrison and Isaac Roberts previously cofounded and sold 3D scanning company Replica Labs to Occipital. There they met electrical engineer Davis Foster , with whom they went on to cofound Scythe Robotics.elf-driving cars get all the hype. But while the category continues to face a long and uncertain path to commercialization, a burgeoning crop of autonomous vehicles is already hitting the market.
Though the idea came to Morrison while navigating his home’s two acres of land, the product will not be available for individual consumers anytime soon. Instead, he’s set his sights on competing with John Deere for a shot at theindustry.
The process led them to a business model wholly different than current industry leaders. According to the company, the typical landscaper uses their $3,000+ mowers so heavily that they require significant yearly maintenance and need to be replaced every three-to-four years. Scythe has a different proposition: customers are shipped a mower and only pay per acre mowed. If the mower breaks and requires maintenance, the landscaper is not liable for any upkeep.
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