Burro Verde
The Burro Verde autonomously moves trolleys and trailers through greenhouses and field sites, hands-free.
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Burro
- Date of creation : 2017
- Sales contact : Burro Sales (sales@burro.ai)
- Website : https://burro.ai
United States of America
Burro develops autonomous robots capable of performing a range of agricultural tasks such as towing, load carrying, mowing, spraying, and monitoring. The company primarily targets specialty crop operations, particularly in fruit, vegetable, and industrial sectors, seeking a versatile, quickly deployable multi-task platform adaptable to a wide range of field activities.
Burro by Burro
Types of crops
Vegetables
Vine & Grapes
Berries
Crop Phases
Harvesting
Technology Overview
- Latest revision : 7/3/2026
- Commercial release date : 2017
- Application : The Burro follows pickers, carrying loads to the headland so harvest crews never stop. Outside of harvest, Burro doubles as a mobility platform for scouting, monitoring, and third-party attachments built on Burro’s open API.
Commercialisation Overview
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : 10: Market introduction - Full commercial operation
- Units in Service - Global : Over 300
- Business model : Direct sales / Distributor network / RaaS (Robot as a service) / Leasing
- Price : <$50k
- Ongoing Costs : BOSS autonomy subscription (annual). Covers warranty, OTA software / autonomy updates, and live fleet visibility.
Market Coverage, Distributors and Service Suppliers
- Countries or markets addressed :
Currently Australia, New Zealand, North America (United States, Canada, Mexico), South America (Peru, Chile, Brazil, Colombia) and Asia (Japan) & expanding!
Performance & Economic Impact
- Estimated ROI :
Typical payback inside one year for harvest-assist deployments. One Burro offsets roughly 30% of the labour for a six-person hand-harvest crew, by removing the trips to the headland that pickers otherwise make to drop off lugs.
- Phytosanitary Product Savings :
N/A
- Yield Improvement :
Indirect — pickers stay focused on the crop, so more fruit ends up in lugs and less time is lost to walkbacks. Faster cycle times through the block reduce the risk of over-ripening or weather-driven losses on peak picking days.
Technical specifications
- Type of solution : Autonomous platform/carrier
- Power source : 2.4 kWh / 24 V lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system, expandable for extended range
- Required Tractor Power : No need of tractor
- Size :
- Metric: 138.2 × 92.1 × 72.6 cm (Width configurable: 69 cm or 92 cm XL)
- Imperial: 54.4 × 36.3 × 28.6 inches (Width configurable: 27" or 36" XL)
- Net weight : 182 kg (400 lb)
- Min Farm Size (In hectares) : 0.5 ha (1.24 acres)
- Productivity : Deck: up to 226 kg (500 lb) — Tow: up to 907 kg (2,000 lb) — Range: 16 km (10 miles/charge)
- Maximum operating speed : 6.5 km/h (4.04 mph)
- Wheel spacing : 27" (69 cm) standard; 36" (92 cm) XL kit available for extra stability
- Horse power : 5.2 HP Peak (3.88 kW)
Functionalities and technologies
- Core Functionality : Built for outdoor conditions (IP65, heat, dust, moisture) with high-traction tyres, it supports fleet management and OTA updates via the BOSS system. One operator can supervise multiple units. Deployed at scale (700+ units), Burro improves productivity by eliminating walking and carrying, allowing pickers to stay in-row and work faster, while remaining versatile for multiple transport tasks throughout the season.
- Software : 12-camera stereo vision system (4 × stereo cameras, person-following and obstacle detection); RTK GPS (NTRIP-compatible) for outdoor autonomous navigation; IMU; 4G LTE cellular modem; WiFi; 4 × right-angle drive brushed motors; all-onboard CPU/GPU compute; zero-ingress forced-air cooling; front and rear bumper bars / safety edges; LED area lighting; audio cues; 7" (28 cm) 1000-nit LCD touchscreen interface; BOSS cloud platform for fleet management, OTA software / autonomy updates, and site mapping.
- Connectivity : Self-propelled — no tractor required. Requires 4G LTE cellular for BOSS fleet management (remote monitoring, route programming, OTA updates). No dedicated base station needed — Burro works immediately out of the box. High-precision RTK GPS (NTRIP-compatible) integrated via BOSS for autonomous outdoor navigation.
- Compatible Tools : Open flat-deck (36" × 47.8" / 92 × 121 cm slatted steel tray) with a removable top tray that holds stacked bins in place — sized for picking lugs, harvest trays, packing crates, and tools up to 500 lbs (226 kg). Burro’s open API allows third parties to build custom attachments and integrations on the platform.
Development Roadmap
- Next phase : Burro is a production product, generally available, with over 300 units in commercial use as part of a 700+ Burro fleet worldwide. The roadmap is continuous: OTA software and autonomy updates delivered through BOSS keep growing the capability set.
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