Maximilian Knight

Maximilian Knight is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rooted Robotics, a Boulder-based technology company building affordable automation systems for greenhouses and indoor farms. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, speaks German, English and Spanish, and earned a degree in environmental engineering from University of Colorado Boulder. Max started his career in renewable energy and later started a company developing environmental control systems for small hydroponic operations. His passion for sustainability and engineering led him to later start his own vertical farm, which eventually pivoted from farming to machinery and robotics.