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Ekobot (Homburg Holland) · Sweden
Swedish battery-electric weeding robot purpose-built for onion beds (and extending to carrots and beetroot) — AI vision plus GPS-RTK guide finger weeders that pull up to five weeds per second per unit across 5–8 rows on beds 1.50–3.20 m wide. The ~1,500–1,700 kg platform runs 8–12 h per day on ~7 kWh of swappable batteries at 1 km/h and can be lifted on a tractor three-point hitch for road transport. Dutch dealer Homburg Holland became importer (NL/BE), then acquired Ekobot outright in 2024, planning 20 machines for the Netherlands and Sweden in 2025.
At a glance
Best for
Onion growers (and increasingly carrot/red-beet growers) in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden with ~10 ha of beds per robot who want season-long autonomous mechanical in-row weed control with established dealer support via Homburg.
Avoid if
Your crop is outside the onion/carrot/beet detection set, your beds fall outside 1.50–3.20 m, or 1 km/h working speed cannot keep your area weed-free at your weed pressure.
Not suitable for
Cereals and broadacre row crops, vineyards, orchards, barns; farms far from the NL/BE/SE service footprint.
Specifications
Power sourceBattery-electric — 2 batteries, ~7 kWh total, manually swapped; 8–12 h operation per day
Required tractor powerIs the vehicle (three-point-hitch pickup by tractor for road transport)
DimensionsBed widths 1.50–3.20 m, adjustable row spacing, 5–8 rows; tool/detection height electrically adjustable by 50 cm
Weight~1,500–1,700 kg (vendor pages state 1,700 kg; Future Farming reported ~1,500 kg for the new platform)
Min farm sizeNot disclosed
ProductivityKeeps up to ~10 ha weed-free per robot per season
Max speed1 km/h working speed
SensorsAI camera crop/weed detection · GPS-RTK navigation · safety bumpers, e-stops and cameras
ConnectivityEkobot+ decision-support system (crop status and anomaly detection)
Compatible toolsFinger weeders, up to 5 weeds/second per weeding element, in-row mechanical weeding
Configurations
WEAI (current platform)Level control and greater ground clearance versus first generation; 20 units planned for NL + SE in 2025 (Ekobot/Homburg)
Price & ROI
Price (EUR)Not disclosed
Native priceNot disclosed
Price verifiedNot disclosed
Business modelSold and serviced via Homburg Holland (owner since 2024) in NL/BE; Ekobot AB channel in Sweden
Ongoing costBattery swapping/charging; finger-weeder wear parts; Homburg service, spares, training and warranty
MaintenanceDealer-supported (Homburg Holland); electric drivetrain with mechanical weeding elements
Payback modelWEAI · Ekobot (Homburg Holland)
No manufacturer payback figure is published for this machine. The model below uses only your inputs.
Your farm
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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.
Onion yieldYieldtrial season · Ekobot press release on Almhaga Gård trials (trials executed by HIR Skåne / Hushållningssällskapet)
+6%Vendor-claimedConventional cultivation technique baseline → ~6% yield increase in Swedish block trials run by Hushållningssällskapet / HIR Skåne (vendor-published)
In-row weeding capacityCoverage & throughputper working day · Ekobot WEAI product page
Up to 5 weeds/second per finger-weeder element across 5–8 rows, 8–12 h/day autonomousVendor-claimedwas: Manual weeding crews in onion beds
Herbicide useHerbicide & crop-protectionper season · Ekobot WEAI product page
Season-long mechanical in-row weed control, herbicide-freeVendor-claimedwas: Chemical weed programmes in onions
EU context
CE markingEU-built series machine sold in NL/SE via an established dealer; CE marking not independently verified
EU Machinery RegulationSwedish-built, Dutch-owned series product; conformity maintained under the EU machinery regime
AI Act relevanceLimited-risk; camera-AI weed detection with bumper/e-stop safety layer
CAP subsidyHerbicide-free weeding in high-value vegetables supports CAP eco-scheme and organic conversion goals
Get it
Verified EU dealers
Homburg Holland (owner of Ekobot since 2024; exclusive NL distributor, also BE importer)Stiens, Netherlands
Ekobot ABSweden
Quotes route only to dealers we have confirmed carry this machine in the EU.
Evidence
Sources
01Ekobot press release on Almhaga Gård trials (trials executed by HIR Skåne / Hushållningssällskapet)Vendor-claimed
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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