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Jack Morrison

Jack Morrison

Co-founder, Agency Tool Company & Scythe Robotics

Boulder, Colorado
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Joined August 2026
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Summary

Founder and operator of fielded robotics businesses: Jack co‑founded Scythe Robotics and led it through multiple machine generations and nationwide deployments of the M.52 autonomous mower, culminating in Scythe's acquisition by Autonomous Solutions, demonstrating experience taking robotics from prototype to commercial scale. scytherobotics+2
Technical background in computer vision and autonomy: his early work includes computer vision for UAV imagery at MITRE, research publications (MOARSLAM and related multi‑robot mapping work), and multiple patents related to autonomous mowing and perception, reflecting a strong research‑to‑product technical pedigree. synapse+1
Builder of infrastructure for robotics teams: after scaling physical robot fleets, he co‑founded Agency Tool Company to address operational bottlenecks (notably OTA updates) with ATC Deploy and plans for ATC Build, aiming to make software delivery and CI on target hardware faster and more reliable for fielded robots. agencytool+2
Sustainability and green‑space advocacy: a throughline in his work is reducing emissions and improving urban green spaces—Scythe's all‑electric mowers and business model emphasize emissions reduction, worker safety, and scalable care for outdoor environments. synapse+1

Work

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Autonomous lawn mowing system

January 1, 2021

Patent filings and publications describing autonomous lawn mower systems, planning, sensing, and autonomy components used in commercial mowing robots.

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MOARSLAM: Multiple operator augmented RSLAM (MOARSLAM)

January 1, 2016

Research on scalable multi‑robot localization and mapping with relative maps (MOARSLAM), addressing multirobot SLAM and collaboration.

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Hobbies

Maintains a small farm and is interested in green spaces and sustainable landscaping. synapse