Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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XAG’s June 2021 report described an orchard demonstration in Nagano where its R150 vehicle sprayed a pollen solution, extending agricultural ground robotics beyond weeding and conventional crop protection.
Fendt’s October 2020 Xaver update combined a three-wheel electric robot, a Precision Planting seed unit and fleet software, examining how several small machines could share sowing work while recording plant positions.
At CES 2022, John Deere presented an autonomous tillage system combining an 8R tractor, a connected chisel plow, stereo cameras and mobile monitoring, with farmer availability planned later that year.
Naïo Technologies outlined a broader robot range in January 2022, including Jo for narrow vineyards and Orio for row crops, alongside plans to offer robotic services in the United States.
VitiBot announced in July 2022 that SDF had acquired a majority stake, combining the French company’s electric Bakus vineyard robots with the manufacturing and commercial capabilities of an established agricultural-equipment group.
In August 2022, Brazil-founded Solinftec introduced a spraying version of its Solix field robot and a manufacturing partnership, extending a solar-powered scouting concept toward autonomous spot treatment in North American fields.
FarmWise introduced Vulcan at World Ag Expo in February 2023, offering computer-vision-guided mechanical weeding in an open cultivator frame, with single-bed and triple-bed versions announced for vegetable growers.
CLAAS, AgXeed and Amazone announced their 3A collaboration in September 2023, seeking closer coordination between tractors, autonomous carriers and implements to accelerate practical automation across manufacturers and agricultural operations.
Burro announced a $24 million Series B in January 2024 and introduced Grande, extending its outdoor carrier concept from worker-scale loads toward pallets, trailer towing and navigation between indoor and outdoor areas.
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed A$7 million to SwarmFarm Robotics in October 2025, supporting production of lightweight autonomous platforms used for spraying and other agricultural work with interchangeable attachments.
AgXeed’s November 2025 announcement introduced the diesel-electric AgBot T2 7 Series, pairing a tracked 230 hp platform with implement monitoring, route planning and autonomous operation inside defined field boundaries.
A Japanese study published in April 2026 describes a legged carrier with interchangeable baskets and voice commands, designed to reduce the physical burden of moving fruit in challenging orchards.
