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Seeding · Fully autonomous

FD20

FarmDroid · Denmark

Solar-powered robot that both seeds and weeds — it remembers where each seed went.

Available in: Switzerland

At a glance

Best for

Sugar beet, onion and herb growers wanting chemical-free weeding referenced to the seeding map.

Avoid if

You need high daily throughput — the FD20 trades speed for autonomy and low running cost.

Not suitable for

Transplanted crops, cereals, or work requiring draft power.

Specifications

Power sourceSolar + battery buffer · runs day and night
Required tractor powerNot required (self-propelled)
Dimensions3.00 × 2.90 × 2.20 m
Weight800 kg
Min farm size20 ha
ProductivityField capacity up to 6 ha per unit (~20 ha seeded+weeded per season)
Max speed0.95 km/h
SensorsRTK-GPS (±2 cm) · seed-map memory · tilt & safety sensors
Connectivity4G · FarmDroid app
Compatible toolsSeeding units + inter- and intra-row weeding blades
Configurations
FD20 · 6-rowStandard configuration
FD20 · row-spacing kitAdapts 22–75 cm spacing

Price & ROI

Price (EUR)from €75,000
Native pricefrom €75,000
Price verified2026-07-16
Business modelBuy · lease · national capital grants often apply
Ongoing cost€1,100/yr service; negligible energy cost (solar)
MaintenanceBlade replacement seasonally; solar panel cleaning
Payback modelFD20 · FarmDroid
Manufacturer-reported2.5 yrs paybackFarmDroid estimate for 20 ha sugar beet — shown for reference, not used below.
Your farm

Farm figures carry across machines; the per-machine rates reset when you open a different listing.

Your result · per year
Labour saved
Herbicide 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.

Weeding + seeding labourLabourper season · FarmDroid customer data 2025
−85%Vendor-claimed33 h/ha → 5 h/ha
Herbicide appliedHerbicide & crop-protectionper season · FarmDroid product data 2025
−100%Vendor-claimedConventional herbicide programme → 0 L/ha (mechanical weeding)

EU context

CE markingCE marked (2021)
EU Machinery RegulationCompliant — Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
AI Act relevanceOut of AI Act scope — deterministic guidance, no learned model
CAP subsidyWidely grant-funded; DK & DE precision-ag schemes

Get it

Verified EU dealers
FarmDroid ApSVejle, DK
Regional distributorsDE · FR · NL · UK
Lenzberg Precision Farming (official Swiss FarmDroid partner)Warth TG
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Evidence

Sources

Specifications cross-checked against manufacturer documentation; listing last verified 2026-07-16.

Demo
Demo video on fileManufacturer-hosted · last checked 2026-07-16
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