Farming GT
The Farming GT replaces manual and herbicide weeding with mechanical weed control in field crops.
GW by Cyclair
Cyclair
- Date of creation : 2019
- Sales contact : Sebastien GORRY (service.commercial@cyclair.fr)
- Website : https://cyclair.fr/
France
Cyclair develops autonomous agricultural robots dedicated to precision weeding in open-field crops. Through its GS and GW models, the company aims to provide growers with an efficient alternative to conventional chemical weed control by combining mechanical weeding, AI-based vision and optional targeted spraying. Its solutions are designed for a wide range of open-field crops with row spacing from 30 to 90 cm, helping farmers protect their crops while reducing labour requirements and the environmental impact of weed management.
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Types of crops
Cereals
Vegetables
Root crops
Crop Phases
In-crop management | chemical weeding
In-crop management | mechanical weeding
Technology Overview
- Latest revision : 8/4/2026
- Commercial release date : 2024
- Application : Cyclair’s GS and GW are autonomous precision-weeding robots designed for open-field farmers. They navigate between crop rows and remove weeds growing between plants, using mechanical weeding and, when required, targeted spot spraying.
Commercialisation Overview
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : 10: Market introduction - Full commercial operation
- Units in Service - Global : 0 to 10
- Business model : Direct sales / Distributor network / RaaS (Robot as a service)
- Price : $151K to $250K
- Ongoing Costs : 10,000 AUD for maintenance, support, and software evolutions
Market Coverage, Distributors and Service Suppliers
- Countries or markets addressed :
Western and Central Europe, North America, Australia
Performance & Economic Impact
- Estimated ROI :
$200,000 after reimbursement of initial price
- Phytosanitary Product Savings :
$70,000 per year
- Yield Improvement :
N/A
Technical specifications
- Type of solution : Autonomous platform/carrier, Mechanical weeder, Smart/Precision Sprayer Technologies
- Power source : Fuel
- Required Tractor Power : No tractor needed
- Size :
- Metric: 750 x 255 x 210 cm
- Imperial: 295 x 100 x 83 inches
- Net weight : 3,400 kg | 7,496 lbs
- Min Farm Size (In hectares) : 150 ha | 371 acres
- Productivity : 20 ha per day (1ha per hour) | 49 acres per day (2.5 acres per hour)
- Maximum operating speed : 5 km/h | 3 mph
- Wheel spacing : Ajustable: 6 m to 6.5m | 19.7 to 21.3 ft
- Horse power : 40 HP
Functionalities and technologies
- Core Functionality : The robots use AI-based vision and environmental sensing for autonomous navigation and in-row weed detection. They operate using only field boundaries as input, navigate along crop rows, perform their headland turns and target weeds between plants when spacing exceeds 10 cm | 3.9 inches. Their in-row weeding system offers precision down to 1 cm | 0.4 inches, while the optional spot-spraying module combines mechanical and chemical weeding to ensure effective crop protection with reduced chemical use.
- Software : Vision, LiDAR, GPS, Deep AI, Precision robotics
- Connectivity : 3G/4/G/5G + starling GPS RTK
- Compatible Tools : Weeding and chemicals spot spray
Development Roadmap
- Next phase : Addition of electric weeder, addition of crop health sensor, addition of soil sensor
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