Robots by job

Pick the job you need done.

Crop farming

Weeding

Weeding robots remove weeds without (or with far less) herbicide, a growing need as products are banned or lose approval.

86 robots

Spraying & crop protection

Spraying robots apply crop protection only where it is needed, cutting chemical use and keeping the operator away from the spray.

163 robots

Harvesting

Harvesting robots pick fruit and vegetables or carry the harvest, the job where farms struggle most to find people.

43 robots

Soil work & tillage

Robots and autonomous tractors that till, hoe, mulch, fertilise and prepare seedbeds.

83 robots

Seeding & planting

Robots that sow seed or plant out, recording the exact position of every seed.

39 robots

Pruning & thinning

Robots that prune vines and trees, thin fruit and blossom, and remove suckers.

20 robots

Crop scouting & yield data

Robots that walk or drive the crop and collect data: plant counts, disease spots, yield estimates and fruit size.

32 robots

Hauling & field logistics

Robots that carry loads around the farm: bins, trays, grain carts and tools.

45 robots

Autonomous tractors & retrofit kits

Driverless tractors and kits that make existing tractors autonomous.

18 robots

Spraying & spreading drones

Agricultural drones spray crop protection, spread fertiliser and seed from the air, reaching wet, steep or tall crops that ground machines cannot.

74 robots

Multi-purpose robot platforms

Multi-purpose robot carriers, research platforms and announced machines that do not have one fixed job yet.

43 robots

Livestock

Milking

Milking robots let cows come to be milked when they want, day and night, without a fixed milking time.

18 robots

Feeding & feed pushing

Feeding robots mix and deliver feed and push it back to the cows so there is always food at the barrier.

36 robots

Barn & house cleaning

Robots that keep barn and house floors clean: manure scraping, bedding, litter treatment and washing.

29 robots

Animal care & monitoring

Robots that watch over animals: walking poultry houses, keeping birds active, collecting floor eggs, reporting dead birds and herding.

15 robots

Lawns, sports & grounds

Mowing & vegetation control

Robot mowers cut grass little and often, in gardens, parks, golf courses, sports pitches, vineyards and under solar panels.

252 robots

Line marking

Line-marking robots paint sports pitches from a digital plan, in a fraction of the time it takes by hand.

15 robots

Golf ball collection

Robots that collect balls on driving ranges, all day, while golfers keep hitting.

5 robots

Turf care, sweeping & snow

Robots for the other turf and grounds jobs: aeration, sweeping, leaf blowing, dew brushing and snow clearing.

14 robots

Solar & energy

Solar panel cleaning

Solar cleaning robots remove dust and dirt from panels, which can cost a plant several percent of its output in dry regions.

80 robots

Wind turbine blade robots

Robots and drones that inspect, clean and repair wind-turbine blades, replacing rope-access work at height.

11 robots

Solar panel installation

Robots that help build solar farms: placing and fixing modules, distributing piles and assembling tables.

14 robots

Construction & infrastructure

Layout & surveying

Layout robots print the building plan straight onto the floor slab: walls, openings, drill points and lines.

19 robots

Drilling & anchor setting

Drilling robots make holes in ceilings and walls for anchors, installations and facade brackets, a tiring overhead job for people.

13 robots

3D printing

Construction 3D printers build walls and structures layer by layer from concrete, earth or special mortars.

44 robots

Demolition & concrete removal

Demolition and concrete removal robots break, crush and cut where it is too dangerous or heavy for people.

33 robots

Painting & interior finishing

Robots that paint, spray, sand and finish walls and ceilings, including drywall finishing.

22 robots

Bricklaying & masonry

Robots that lay bricks and blocks or help masons lift heavy blocks.

6 robots

Rebar, welding & assembly

Robots that tie rebar, weld pipe spools and assemble structural parts.

20 robots

Lifting & material handling

Robots that lift and move materials on site: pallets, boards, blocks and tools.

22 robots

Pipe & sewer robots

Crawler robots that drive through sewers and pipes to film, measure and repair them from the inside.

17 robots

Roofing

Robots that install roofing such as asphalt shingles, taking heavy, risky work off steep roofs.

1 robots

Glass & facade work

Robots that install glass panes and curtain-wall modules, drill and fix facade brackets, and clean or maintain facades.

14 robots

Earthmoving & heavy machinery

Autonomy for heavy machines: excavators, dozers, rollers and haul trucks that work without an operator in the cab.

34 robots

Inspection, scanning & monitoring

Robots that scan and inspect: building progress, as-built versus design, tunnels, pipes, tanks and solar plants.

59 robots