01
ROBOT
Do the work.
Remove dead birds and collect flock data on every pass through the house.
Our first machine
The future of farming
runs on Clutch.
Clutch is building a poultry company that rents and operates whole farms with its own robots and AI. We start with the work inside the barn, then use what the robot sees to guide the systems around it.
01 / THE VISION
The robot is the beginning.
The whole farm is the goal.
Our model is to rent entire poultry farms and operate them with our own technology. Clutch takes responsibility for running the barns, working with poultry integrators that supply the chicks and feed.
02
SOFTWARE
Respond to the flock.
Use robot observations to guide ventilation, feed, water and lighting.
How it connects03
FARM OPERATIONS
Rent and run the farm.
Lease entire farms, install Clutch technology and take on daily growing operations.
Discuss a farm lease02 / THE FIRST JOB
Mortality removal.
Built for poultry.
We’re developing a robot to find and collect dead birds while observing the flock and conditions inside the barn.
Today, this work means walking through the house and picking up birds by hand. Our prototype is built to take on that routine job.
Operating the whole farm lets us design the robot and its working environment together, from navigation routes to cleaning and repair. The data it gathers will help us run the rest of the barn.
Built by Clutch.Our own hardware and software.
Prototype in development.Testing in the poultry barn.
03 / THE CONNECTED BARN
A barn that responds
to the birds.
We’re developing controls that connect robot observations with ventilation, feed, water and lighting. The goal is to adjust conditions, observe the flock’s response and improve the next decision.
ROBOT OBSERVES
Bird distribution & barn conditions
SOFTWARE GUIDES
Ventilation, cooling & heating
Bird distribution and readings collected at floor level can help identify uneven conditions. We plan to combine those observations with fixed sensors to guide climate settings.
04 / TRACTION
Backed by farmers.
Farmers and investors are backing our work to build and operate the next generation of poultry farms.
Built with farmers.
Farmers are our pilot partners and among our earliest investors. Their experience shapes how we build the robot and plan operations, including the work that still needs a person.
05 / THE FOUNDERS
Brothers.
Robot builders.
We’re Brighton and Cooper Risch. We’ve spent 11 years building robots together, from FIRST Tech Challenge to the poultry barn. Now we’re building a poultry company around our own robotics and AI.
Brighton Risch
Co-founder & CEO
Won 1st and 3rd place Control Awards at the FTC World Championship for developing a highly efficient computer vision model and navigation software.
Brighton on LinkedIn
Cooper Risch
Co-founder & CTO
FTC World Champion, 1st place Inspire Award, for designing a topology-optimized, 3D-printed robot body. Earned the 2nd place Innovate Award for a multidirectional swerve drivetrain.
Cooper on LinkedIn