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Kubota (Agri Robo & Smart Agriculture)
Scoped entry: covers only Kubota's agricultural-robotics / smart-agriculture program (Agri Robo autonomous tractors, transplanters and combines; KATR; autonomous sprayer and Agri Concept platforms); parent-wide business data (engines, water infrastructure, conventional tractors, construction equi...
Kubota's Agri Robo machines operate in manual, remote and fully autonomous modes using GNSS guidance combined with sonar, laser-scanner and optical-recognition obstacle detection for stationary and moving obstacles and people; one operator can supervise two tractors simultaneously from a tablet, with oversight through Kubota's Farm Management Information System. Kubota partnered with NVIDIA in 2020 to build AI decision-making into its equipment and collaborates with NTT Group and the University of Tokyo on its road map toward fully uncrewed farming. The KATR four-wheel all-terrain robot autonomously levels its cargo deck on slopes and serves as a platform for agricultural and construction tasks; the Smart Autonomous Sprayer shown at CES identifies pests with onboard AI and sprays with per-target precision.
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Agri Robo KVT (MR1000A)
- 100 hp autonomous tractor (M5112 platform, custom KVT transmission) with manual/remote/autonomous modes; sonar, laser-scanner and optical recognition detect stationary or moving obstacles and people; one operator can remotely run two tractors at once
Vendor-stated specifications at the tractor's first European exhibition, Agritechnica 2023
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Agri Robo series (autonomous tractors, rice transplanters, combine harvesters)
- Autonomous farm-machinery line launched with the first Agri Robo tractor in 2017, later expanded to rice transplanters and combine harvesters; around 700 machines shipped and in use on Japanese farms by 2024
Program-level figures reported in a Government of Japan feature on Kubota's smart-agriculture program
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KATR
- Compact four-wheeled all-terrain robot with a self-stabilizing cargo deck that stays level on hills and slopes for agricultural and construction work; named CES Innovation Awards 2025 Best of Innovation (Industrial Equipment & Machinery)
Vendor-stated capabilities in Kubota's CES 2025 award announcement
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