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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5336/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='California Startup Uses Robots in Greenhouses to Grow Crops' data-article-id='5926'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15875'>A California company is using robots to grow plants in greenhouses that it says use 90 percent less water than traditional farms.</span> <span data-start-time='15875' data-end-time='26854'>The company, Iron Ox, operates several greenhouses and has plans to expand. </span> <span data-start-time='26854' data-end-time='32646'>It recently announced a new $50 million investment. </span> <span data-start-time='32646' data-end-time='44667'>The financing was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a company established by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.</span> <span data-start-time='44667' data-end-time='63458'>At a 930-square meter center in Gilroy, California, Iron Ox uses a self-driving robot named Grover to transport containers of plants. </span> <span data-start-time='63458' data-end-time='76938'>The large greenhouse uses hydroponics, a system designed to grow plants in materials other than soil, such as water.</span> <span data-start-time='76938' data-end-time='91188'>The company says each container, known as a module, carries 30 liters of water and about 70 seedlings as it moves. </span> <span data-start-time='91188' data-end-time='100125'>Another machine uses robotic arms to lift the top of the plants out of the water. </span> <span data-start-time='100125' data-end-time='105333'>This permits the roots to be inspected. </span> <span data-start-time='105333' data-end-time='114708'>Sensors also examine the water, measuring levels of nitrogen and acidity.</span> <span data-start-time='114708' data-end-time='132792'>Iron Ox claims the system uses 90 percent less water than traditional farms, as well as 90 percent less electricity than indoor farms using LED lights. </span> <span data-start-time='132792' data-end-time='145604'>LED stands for light emitting diode, which produces light up to 90 percent more efficiently than regular lights.</span> <span data-start-time='145604' data-end-time='153604'>Sarah Osentoski is the company’s senior vice president of engineering. </span> <span data-start-time='153604' data-end-time='164896'>She told Reuters news agency she believes robots like these can help prepare for a more sustainable future. </span> <span data-start-time='164896' data-end-time='175875'>“I think it’s a really exciting way we can move forward in agriculture right now,” Osentoski said.</span> <span data-start-time='175875' data-end-time='187313'>“I really believe that we need to grow in a way that could feed the future of the world without hurting the Earth,” she added. </span> <span data-start-time='187313' data-end-time='194875'>“So, a big part of our mission is to grow more with less.”</span> <span data-start-time='194875' data-end-time='207167'>The company notes that in its greenhouses, any water not used can be pumped back into the system to be reused later.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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a person or animal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5336/a_simplified_drawing.wav'><span>a simplified drawing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5336/a_set_of_related_web_pages_located_under_a_single_domain_name.wav'><span>a set of related web pages located under a single domain name</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18148 data-hint-location='15875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5336/what_is_the_name_of_the_california_startup_in_this_news_story.wav'>What is the name of the California startup in this news story?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Iron Ox'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5336/steel_fox.wav'><span>Steel 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