SwarmFarm Robotics · working robot
SwarmBot
A small, cab-less autonomous farm vehicle that carries spraying and other implements across paddocks, designed by Queensland farmers to work in teams instead of one big tractor.
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Why it matters
SwarmBot is on the market today.
Real-world use
Eight robots working in fields in late 2017; first US commercial unit delivered to Beck's Hybrids, Indiana, in 2024.
Timeline
- Released
- 2018
Public attention
How much public attention SwarmBot gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. The robots work paddocks on their own following planned jobs, with the farmer monitoring them rather than driving.
- Hands
- Carries third-party implements: WEED-IT, Bilberry and WeedSeeker spot sprayers and Goldacres, Croplands and Hayes sprayers
- AI & software
- SwarmConnect developer network for add-on farm applications
From the maker
SwarmBot is the only machine from SwarmFarm Robotics in the atlas.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Queensland, Australia
- Customers and pilots
- Australian farmers; Beck's Hybrids in Indiana (first US unit, 2024)
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- SwarmFarm delivers first US robot
SwarmFarm delivered its first commercial SwarmBot in the US to Beck's Hybrids in Indiana.
Future Farming
Sources
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