MISUMI Backs Oishii to Boost Vertical Farm Automation
MISUMI invests in Oishii and teams up on digital manufacturing for vertical farming operations.
MISUMI has made an investment in Oishii, the vertical farming company, and the two are joining forces on automation and digital manufacturing for the agritech space.
The collaboration will focus on R&D and leveraging Fictiv automation to advance vertical farm operations. It's a bet on the growing intersection of robotics, manufacturing, and agriculture — where controlled-environment farming demands precision at scale.
Vertical farming has been a magnet for automation investment as companies try to crack the economics of growing crops indoors. The MISUMI-Oishii partnership signals another push to bring industrial manufacturing chops into the agritech pipeline.
Details on the investment size and specific R&D targets remain undisclosed. But the deal ties together component supply, digital manufacturing platforms, and one of the more prominent names in premium indoor-grown produce.