Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
Robotics. Intelligence. Agriculture.
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.
Swiss company Ecorobotix announced a $52 million funding package in May 2023 to expand its plant-recognition and precision-spraying business, with the Americas identified as an important market for growth.
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.
Dogtooth’s strawberry-harvesting robot appeared at the 2023 Global Investment Summit, bringing a commercial agricultural-robotics example into a UK investment showcase and highlighting automation for tabletop fruit production systems.
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.
AGCO and Trimble closed their PTx Trimble joint venture in April 2024, combining Trimble’s agricultural technology business with JCA Technologies to serve factory-installed and retrofit precision-farming applications across machinery brands.
In May 2024, BASF reported the launch of Stara’s Imperador 4000 Eco Spray with ONE SMART SPRAY technology, combining onboard weed detection, selective application and digital agronomic records for Latin American farming.
Verdant Robotics announced the 2025 Sharpshooter in October 2024, combining crop recognition with steerable spray targeting for weed control, thinning and other applications in specialty-crop production systems.
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.
