Tyler Niday

Tyler Niday is the co-founder and CEO of Bonsai Robotics. Before founding Bonsai Robotics, Tyler spent seven years at Blue River Technology and John Deere in engineering leadership, where he played a key role in pioneering “See & Spray” technology and was the founding engineer of the autonomy team. His work in autonomous systems and precision agriculture helped shape industry-leading innovations. Prior to Blue River, Tyler designed agricultural equipment for the tree nut industry at Orchard Machinery Corporation (OMC), focusing on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and drive-by-wire systems. Tyler holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly and a Master’s degree Design and Management from MIT.