Terranova gets seed funding to deploy terraforming robots - The Robot Report

Terranova Inc., a San Francisco-based startup, has secured $7 million in seed funding to deploy autonomous robotic technology aimed at mitigating flooding by reshaping and elevating flood-prone land. The company’s approach uses car-sized robots that inject a wood slurry deep underground to lift and stabilize terrain without surface disruption, enabling new housing, commercial, and industrial developments in vulnerable regions. Terranova’s system, which includes multiple injection robots and a “mothership,” can raise up to one acre by one foot per day, offering a significant productivity improvement over traditional fill or civil engineering methods. The company integrates AI, machine learning, and closed-loop control to optimize site suitability and injection campaigns, supporting precise terrain modification. Terranova’s mission is to create resilient infrastructure by “terraforming” the earth to address flooding and land subsidence, which cost the U.S. economy over $180 billion annually. The seed round, led by Outlander and Congruent Ventures among others, was oversubscribed and