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Zauberzeug
Builds the Field Friend (Feldfreund) autonomous AI weeding robot on tracked chassis, with camera-based plant detection for in-row mechanical weed control at the crop. Autonomy stack is open source: RoSys robot framework plus NiceGUI (one of the most popular Python UI frameworks), with ROS2 dev kit. Weeding-as-a-service regional rollout in Münsterland announced for spring 2026; Feldfreund Dev Kit sold as development platform.
HeadquartersHavixbeck, DE
Founded2012
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team11-50
Deployments0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageBootstrapped
FoundersRodja Trappe (Founder & Managing Director)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machineagriculture
Feldfreund Dev Kit
- Sturdy development platform for autonomous outdoor robotics with ROS2 support, built on open-source RoSys
Purchasable autonomous outdoor robot development platform
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Machineagriculture
Field Friend (Feldfreund)
- Autonomous AI-supported robot on soil-friendly tracks for weeding, hoeing, sowing, inspecting and harvesting
Multi-task autonomous field robot with AI plant detection
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2024-02-29Files permit for 300 m2 manufacturing hall to take Feldfreund toward series production; first exhibit at Munich International Craft FairAgrartechnik Online
2024-02-29Zauberzeug will expandieren ↗Agrartechnik Online
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