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CLAWS
Earth Rover · United Kingdom
Concentrated Light Autonomous Weeding and Scouting (CLAWS) robot from UK startup Earth Rover — its patented Lightweeder destroys the meristem of individual weeds with a short pulse of concentrated (non-laser) light, chemical-free and zero-till, on a 100% battery + solar platform with 8 onboard cameras that double as a crop-scouting system. Order book opened Q3 2025; deliveries scheduled from Q1 2026 under a weeding-as-a-service model.
Available in: United Kingdom
At a glance
Best for
Organic and chemical-free vegetable and row-crop growers (UK first) who want herbicide-free, zero-till weed control plus per-plant scouting data, paid per hectare rather than as capex.
Avoid if
You need a proven series machine this season — CLAWS is in its Beta Pioneer stage with first deliveries from Q1 2026 — or you farm outside Earth Rover's initial UK service area.
Not suitable for
Cereals at broadacre scale, vineyards, orchards, barn work; buyers who want to own and self-service a machine rather than book a service.
Specifications
Power source100% electric — battery + solar; battery alone runs roughly half a day, solar panels extend to a full day
Required tractor powerIs the vehicle (lightweight autonomous platform, no tractor needed)
Dimensions~2 m working width; other dimensions not disclosed
WeightNot disclosed
Min farm sizeNot disclosed
Productivity~1.5 ha per 8 h day demonstrated; ~4 ha/day targeted for the commercial fully autonomous machine, weed burden depending
Max speedNot disclosed
Sensors8 onboard cameras (stereo imaging) · AI per-plant identification · satellite navigation · FIELD digital-twin scouting software
ConnectivityFIELD (Farmer Interface & Extracted Land Database) crop-data platform
Compatible toolsLightweeder concentrated-light weeding unit (kills weed meristem, incl. ALS herbicide-resistant weeds)
Configurations
CLAWS Beta PioneerEarly-adopter trial units ahead of pilot production; order book Q3 2025, deliveries from Q1 2026
Price & ROI
Price (EUR)Not disclosed
Native priceNot disclosed
Price verifiedNot disclosed
Business modelWeeding as a service, charged per hectare — positioned at parity with tractor-based weeding and below manual weeding cost
Ongoing costService-model pricing per hectare; no published machine list price
MaintenanceOperated and maintained by Earth Rover under the service model
Payback modelCLAWS · Earth Rover
No manufacturer payback figure is published for this machine. The model below uses only your inputs.
Your farm
Farm figures carry across machines; the per-machine rates reset when you open a different listing.
Your result · per year
Labour saved
Inputs saved
Total saved
Payback = machine price ÷ (labour + input savings per year). Every figure above is yours to change. FX is indicative.
Verified outcomes
Each result is a before-to-after figure with a time horizon and a cited source. Independently-verified results are marked separately from vendor-claimed ones.
Herbicide useHerbicide & crop-protectionper season · Earth Rover CLAWS product page
Chemical-free concentrated-light weeding, zero-till; controls ALS-resistant weeds (Niab-tested, vendor-reported)Vendor-claimedwas: Chemical herbicide programme or manual/mechanical weeding
Weeding work rateCoverage & throughputper working day · Direct Driller field report on CLAWS trials
~1.5 ha per 8 h day in field demonstrations; ~4 ha/day targeted at commercialisationVendor-claimedwas: not stated
Soil disturbanceSoil healthper pass · Earth Rover CLAWS product page
Zero-till light weeding — no soil movement, moisture retained in the root zoneVendor-claimedwas: Mechanical hoeing passes disturb soil and release stored carbon
EU context
CE markingNot verified — pre-series Beta Pioneer machine, UK-focused rollout
EU Machinery RegulationPost-Brexit UK machine; EU conformity route not published
AI Act relevanceWould be limited-risk if placed on the EU market; AI per-plant vision system
CAP subsidyChemical-free zero-till weeding aligns with CAP eco-scheme goals, but no EU sales channel is evidenced yet
Get it
Verified EU dealers
Earth Rover direct (service model)United Kingdom — Beta Pioneer trials; order book opened Q3 2025
Quotes route only to dealers we have confirmed carry this machine in the EU.
Evidence
Sources
Specifications cross-checked against manufacturer documentation; listing last verified 2026-07-17.
Demo
Demo video on fileManufacturer-hosted · last checked 2026-07-17
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