EVAbot by Instituto Superior Técnico

Instituto Superior Técnico
Portugal

IST is the largest and most reputed school of Engineering, Science and Technology in Portugal.
Since its creation in 1911, IST’s mission is to contribute to the development of society by providing top quality higher education, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as developing Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) activities to allow it to provide teaching in line with the highest international standards. IST is involved with some of the most prestigious RD&I and technology transfer institutions in Portugal, with remarkable impact internationally in many scientific and technological domains. Internationalization has been defined as a key strategic goal over the past few years with increasing number of international students and staff.

EVAbot by Instituto Superior Técnico

Types of crops

Vine & Grapes

Vine & Grapes

Tree Fruits

Tree Fruits

Technology Overview

  • Latest revision : 7/3/2026
  • Commercial release date :
  • Application : Autonomous robot for continuous proximal digitalisation of soil and crops.

Commercialisation Overview

  • Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : 5-6: Technology Demonstration
  • Units in Service - Global : 0
  • Business model : N/A
  • Price : 51K-100K
  • Ongoing Costs :

Market Coverage, Distributors and Service Suppliers

  • Countries or markets addressed :

Performance & Economic Impact

  • Estimated ROI :
  • Phytosanitary Product Savings :
  • Yield Improvement :

Technical specifications

  • Type of solution : Mapping
  • Power source : Electric energy
  • Required Tractor Power :
  • Net weight : 249,48 kg | 550 lbs
  • Min Farm Size (In hectares) :
  • Productivity : The productivity depends on the carried tool.
  • Maximum operating speed :
  • Wheel spacing :
  • Horse power : 5 HP

Functionalities and technologies

  • Core Functionality : EVAbot is implemented on top of a commercial all terrain electric Swincar. The EVAbot functionalities allow the vehicle to be driven or to be used autonomously. It has onboard GNSS/INS navigation and heading, stereo vision, cellular 5G communications and computing. It has a secondary control and processing system for the tool that it is configured to carry, which can be from multispectral cameras for scanning of the crops and soil to a laser weeding module or a robotic arm.
  • Software : AI is extensively used for navigation as well as for example to localize and classify weed types, and orient a laser.
  • Connectivity : Electric
  • Compatible Tools : Scanning, weeding and seeding

Development Roadmap

  • Next phase : Building an over the row design and continuously improving AI models.

Additional resources

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