Farming GT by Farming Revolution

Technology Overview

• Latest revision : 7/29/2026
• Commercial release date : 2020
• Application : The Farming GT replaces manual and herbicide weeding with mechanical weed control in field crops.

Commercialisation Overview

• Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : 10: Market introduction - Full commercial operation
• Units in Service - Global : 11 - 50
• Business model : Direct sales
• Price : 101K-200K€
• Ongoing Costs : Yes, there is an annual cost of ~$5K AUD for software updates and remote support

Market Coverage, Distributors and Service Suppliers

• Countries or markets addressed :

  Today: selected EU countries (Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal)
  Next: more EU countries, Ukraine, UK, Australia

Performance & Economic Impact

• Estimated ROI :

  Estimated ROI: The robot operates autonomously for 24 hours, processing up to 10 hectares per day without a driver. It eliminates the need for a tractor, a tractor driver, and manual weeding labour. For farms with high costs in manual labour, the ROI is in 1–2 years.
  
  Input cost efficiencies:
  Fuel: Only 15–20 litres | 4-5.3 gallons of diesel per 24-hour shift (2–4 L/ha | 0.53-1.06 gallon/ha), or 3.9 kWh/ha in battery mode
  Labour: Fully autonomous — no driver or supervision required during field operation. Frees up personnel for other tasks.

• Phytosanitary Product Savings :

  Herbicides: At least 85% reduction with the spot-spray option. In mechanical-only mode, zero herbicide use.

• Yield Improvement :

  Effects on crop productivity or yield: Cleaner field stands through precise millimetre-level hoeing. The robot weighs only 2,000 kg | 4,409 lbs (vs. 5,000+ kg | 11,023 lbs for tractor + implement), significantly reducing soil compaction and enabling field work even in wet conditions — both of which benefit root development and yield.

Technical specifications

• Type of solution : Mechanical weeder
• Power source : Diesel electric (plug-in hybrid): 30 L | 8 gallon tank lasts for ~30 h
• Required Tractor Power : - not pulled by tractor, works for any field preparation (no need for GPS seeding / planting) - option to import field data from tractor to speed up the field setup (Shapefile in ZIP, KML, GeoJSON, ISOXML, TASKDATA.XML, CSV with WKT geometry, GPX, XLSX with WKT geometry, John Deere JDL and more upon request) - it requires a SIM card for connectivity and GPS correction data - no dedicated base station needed (but possible)
• Size :
  • Metric: 456 x 300 x 200 cm
  • Imperial: 180 x 118 x 79 inches
• Net weight : 2,000 kg | 4,409 lbs
• Min Farm Size (In hectares) : 10 ha | 24.7 acres
• Productivity : Usually 3 ha/24 hr | 7.41 acres/24 hr — max 12 ha/24 hr | 29.65 acres/24 hr
• Maximum operating speed : 2 km/h | 1.24 mph
• Wheel spacing : Adjustable: 1.38 - 2.25 m | 4.53 - 7.38 ft
• Horse power : 10 HP

Functionalities and technologies

• Core Functionality : The Farming GT autonomously navigates crop fields and performs precision mechanical weeding both between and within crop rows, distinguishing crops from weeds with over 99% accuracy using AI-powered multispectral cameras. It supports over 100 crop species, detects plants from the cotyledon stage (1 cm² leaf area) for selected crops, and operates in all lighting conditions including complete darkness. The robot features variable track width (1.38–2.25 m | 3.28-6.56 ft), four-wheel steering with only 3.5 m headland required, and processes fields at up to 2 km/h | 1.24 mph. An optional spot-spray module allows targeted herbicide application only where the hoe cannot reach, reducing chemical use by at least 85%.
• Software : RTK-GNSS positioning via mobile network (NTRIP) for centimetre-level navigation and geo-fencing. Multispectral AI vision system: prism-based cameras capturing RGB and near-infrared simultaneously, with active LED lighting for day/night operation. LIDAR sensors for tool depth guidance along ground contours. Neural network inference on embedded NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (200 TOPS, 8-core CPU, 32 GB RAM) — trained on 20+ million annotated multispectral images. Electric all-wheel drive with 4 independent traction motors (18 kW peak, 8,100 Nm torque). Diesel-electric hybrid power system (Hatz Stage-V range extender) for 24-hour autonomy. LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 + 5 GHz) for remote monitoring and control via smartphone app. Collision detection bumper system and autonomous safety systems (rain sensor, geo-fence enforcement, emergency stop).
• Connectivity : N/A
• Compatible Tools : Different types of mechanical inter-row weeding tools, 6 types of in-row weeding tools (for different soils and row spacings)

Development Roadmap

• Next phase : For the 2026 season: swarm operation enabling multiple Farming GT robots to work coordinated on the same field, weed-specific motion of arms and expansion to more crops and regions.

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