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Manufacturer: Autonomous Tractor Corpo- ration (ATC, US) Type(s): Spirit Kind of vehicle: robot tractor
Description/status: From 2013 onwards, ATC was working on the autonomous robotic tractor Spirit, a tracked vehicle without a cab, which had also been jokingly referred to as a substation on tracks. Although the company is still working on autonomous vehicles, it had never intended to launch Spirit onto the market. It also converted articulated tractors into autonomous hybrid models, and is now focusing on electrification of self-propelled sprayers.
Manufacturer: Carré (F) Type(s): Anatis Kind of vehicle: hoeing robot
Description/status: At Sima 2015, Carré presented the first version of its Anatis hoeing robot. At this year’s Sima, it showed the new Anatis connected co-bot, which will come on the market as soon as the manufacturer con- siders it 100% ready for practical application. This may be next year. Carré is a hoeing ma- chine manufacturer, and the robot will there- fore be primarily equipped with full-field agri- culture and (glasshouse) horticulture applications in mind. The robot is electrically powered and the price is unknown.
Manufacturer: Farmertronics (NL) Type(s): eTrac Kind of vehicle: robot tractor
Description/status: Since 2013, Thieu Berkers has been working on the develop- ment of three-wheel electrically powered ro- botic tractors, mainly intended for orchards. Initially, a hydrogen-based fuel cell had been planned, but that turned out to be too com- plex from a technical (and price) point of view. In late May of this year, a short clip of an eTrac operating under remote control ap- peared on Twitter, and a working prototype with joystick control appeared in September. Production and sale of the autonomous version are expected to start next year. Price indication: € 100,000.
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Manufacturer: Avrora Robotics (RUS) Type(s): AgroBot Kind of vehicle: robot tractor
Description/status: In September 2016, a video of Avrora Robotics’ AgroBot appeared on YouTube. It is similar to the Dutch Conver Greenbot in terms of set-up and size, with a diesel engine and three-point linkage. Ac- cording to Profi Magazine, 10 Agrobots will be cultivating, sowing, applying fertiliser, and transporting products on a 500-hectare farm in Russia between now and 2021.
Manufacturer: Continental (D) Type(s): unknown Kind of vehicle: implement carrier
Description/status: Continental started the development of robot platforms a year ago. Thus far, it presented a delivery robot concept in January this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but has not started sales yet. At this year’s Agritech- nica exhibition, a fully autonomous, electric modular platform will premiere. The compa- ny says that the robot is constructed from as many existing Continental components as possible, such as LiDAR.
Manufacturer: Escorts Limited (India) Type(s): Farmtrac Kind of vehicle: robot tractor
Description/status: In September 2018, Escorts Limited presented its first robotic tractor, the Autonomous Farmtrac – a proto- type for the time being, although the im- porter estimates that it is a 75 hp model. Escorts says it has developed the autono- mous tractor together with companies such as Microsoft, Trimble, WABCO and Bosch. Further details and introduction schedules are not yet known.
PHOTO: FARMERTRONICS
PHOTO: CARRÉ
PHOTO: ATC
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