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Spraying · Fully autonomous

Prospr

New Zealand-engineered autonomous spraying vehicle for orchards and vineyards, built by Robotics Plus (Tauranga, NZ) and sold/supported today through Yamaha Agriculture, formed when Yamaha Motor completed its acquisition of Robotics Plus in 2025. A hybrid diesel-electric drivetrain (Tier 4 generator + battery pack + independent wheel motors) drives RTK-GPS-guided autonomous spraying with quick-swap Q Series (foliar) and H Series (under-canopy herbicide) sprayers. Commercially deployed in the US, Australia and New Zealand; a published case study (Treasury Wine Estates, NZ) shows two units covering 300 ha of vineyard across eight 15-hour operating days.

Available in: United States · Australia · New Zealand

At a glance

Best for

Larger commercial orchard or vineyard operations in the US, Australia or New Zealand — the Treasury Wine Estates case study (two units, 300 ha, NZD 115,000/year net savings after subscription costs) shows the economics working at estate scale, backed by a real Yamaha Agriculture / Croplands / Burrows Tractor dealer network.

Avoid if

You farm outside the US/AU/NZ dealer footprint — no EU or wider international sales/service presence was found; or you need a firm price today — Prospr is sold via a contact-sales, subscription-inclusive model with no published purchase price.

Not suitable for

Small growers below commercial-estate scale (no minimum farm size is published, but the hybrid-electric equipment class and deployment evidence point to larger operations); citrus, berries and greenhouse crops — Yamaha Agriculture's own industry page describes these as still "in development", not currently served; any EU buyer, since no CE marking or EU market evidence was found.

Specifications

Power sourceHybrid diesel-electric — Tier 4 diesel generator + regenerative braking + high-capacity battery pack, powering independent electric drive motors at each wheel
Required tractor powerNot required (self-propelled) — hybrid diesel-electric drivetrain, ~50 kW drive output
Dimensions5,240 x 1,950 x 3,600 mm (206 x 77 x 141 in, L x W x H); minimum row spacing 1.85 m (6.07 ft); minimum headland 7.1 m (23 ft), spot-turns around the rear axle
Weight2,000 kg / 4,409 lb (unladen, without payload)
Min farm sizeNot disclosed
Productivity300 ha (740 ac) covered by two units across eight 15-hour operating days in the Treasury Wine Estates case study — about 1.3 ha/hr (3.2 ac/hr) per unit, up from 1 ha/hr (2.4 ac/hr) with a conventional tractor-mounted sprayer
Max speedNot disclosed
SensorsRTK GPS precision navigation; LiDAR + camera sensor fusion for obstacle detection and collision avoidance
ConnectivityPrivate, secure radio network for fleet management with remote handset and mission-control device integration
Compatible toolsQuick-swap modular sprayers — Q Series foliar sprayer (4/6/8-fan, including V-trellis variants) for grapes, apples and stonefruit; H Series under-canopy herbicide sprayer with row-width-adjustable boom
Configurations

Price & ROI

Price (EUR)Not disclosed
Native priceNot disclosed
Price verifiedNot disclosed
Business modelContact-sales / subscription-inclusive model — Yamaha Agriculture's own case study nets savings "after subscription costs" but no purchase price or subscription terms are published; sold direct and through the Yamaha Agriculture / Croplands (AU, NZ) / Burrows Tractor (US) dealer network.
Ongoing costSubscription-style cost referenced in published case studies but exact terms not disclosed; parts and preventative-maintenance kits supplied through the dealer network.
MaintenanceYamaha Agriculture dealer network provides scheduled maintenance, diagnostics, software/firmware updates, and on-site or remote support; covered by a manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship (specific terms vary by region and are not published).
Payback modelProspr · Robotics Plus (a Yamaha Agriculture company)
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Verified outcomes

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Vineyard spraying work rateCoverage & throughputper case-study season · Yamaha Agriculture case study — Treasury Wine Estates, River Terrace vineyard (NZ)
+34%Vendor-claimed1 ha/hr (2.4 ac/hr) with a conventional tractor-mounted sprayer → 1.3 ha/hr (3.2 ac/hr) running two Prospr units
Fuel consumption vs. a diesel tractor sprayerFuel & energyongoing · Yamaha Agriculture Prospr product page and Treasury Wine Estates case study
-70%Vendor-claimedConventional diesel tractor and trailed sprayer → Hybrid diesel-electric Prospr drivetrain
NZD 115,000/year saved, net of subscription costsVendor-claimedManual tractor-based spraying operation → Two-unit Prospr autonomous spraying operation
Labour cost avoided by autonomous, remotely supervised operationLabourper operating hour · Yamaha Agriculture case study — Treasury Wine Estates, River Terrace vineyard (NZ)
NZD 170/hr labour cost avoided (case-study figure)Vendor-claimedTractor-operated spraying crew → Remotely supervised autonomous Prospr operation

EU context

CE markingNot confirmed — no CE-marking evidence found; the product is not marketed or sold in the EU (deployment is US, Australia and New Zealand only)
EU Machinery RegulationNot applicable — no EU market presence found; would fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions if ever placed on the EU market
AI Act relevanceWould likely be limited-risk (onboard RTK GPS plus LiDAR/camera sensor fusion for autonomous navigation and spraying) if placed on the EU market; not currently marketed there
CAP subsidyNot applicable — outside the EU, no CAP relevance; sold in the US, Australia and New Zealand only

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Verified EU dealers
Yamaha Agriculture (direct)Napa, CA, US
Yamaha Agriculture (direct)Palo Alto, CA, US
Burrows TractorHillsboro, OR, US
Burrows TractorWenatchee, WA, US
Burrows TractorYakima, WA, US
Burrows TractorSunnyside, WA, US
CroplandsDry Creek, SA, Australia
CroplandsNew Zealand
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