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Giant French Insect Farm Managed by Robots Wins New Investment

  • Startup Ynsect raises money to build automated farm in Amiens
  • Insects are used as protein in food for fish, animals, plants
Mealworms sit in trays in the Ynsect workshop in Burgundy, France.
Mealworms sit in trays in the Ynsect workshop in Burgundy, France.

Source: Ynsect

Venture capital investors are putting $125 million behind plans to build the world’s biggest insect farm that’s entirely run by robots, as startup Ynsect caters to the growing demand for bugs.

The insects aren’t meant for humans to eat -- Ynsect raises a type of beetle that goes into feeding fish, pets and fertilizing plants.