OutRun retrofit autonomy kit vs Agri Robo MR1000A
Two autonomous tractor machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Self-contained retrofit kit that makes an existing tractor drive itself — autonomous grain cart today, tillage rolling out, Fendt support landing 2026.
Best for: US grain operations that want to drop the grain-cart driver at harvest without buying a new tractor.Kubota's 100 hp unmanned Agri Robo tractor — a production autonomous machine sold to Japanese farmers, supervised from a tablet, with sonar, laser scanners and cameras for obstacle detection. Japan-only; the EU-facing Agri Robo KVT remains a show preview, not a listed product.
Best for: Japanese rice and field-crop operations short of drivers that want a dealer-backed autonomous tractor from a major maker.| OutRun retrofit autonomy kit Verified 2026-07-16 | Agri Robo MR1000A Verified 2026-07-16 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Autonomous tractor | Autonomous tractor |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United States | Japan |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | Pending |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-16 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Uses host tractor's diesel engine | Diesel · Kubota 4-cylinder, ~100 hp class |
| Required tractor power | Host tractor — John Deere 8R (2014+) with IVT; Fendt 900 now, 1000 series fall 2026 | Is the machine (autonomous tractor) |
| Dimensions | Retrofit kit on standard tractor chassis | Based on Kubota M5-series platform |
| Weight | Not disclosed | 3,550–4,130 kg depending on configuration |
| Min farm size | 400 ha | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | Grain cart cycles on demand during harvest; tillage with no-till/slow/no-go zones | Unattended field work under human supervision; concurrent manned+unmanned two-tractor operation supported |
| Max speed | Field speeds; per host tractor | Not disclosed |
| Sensors | Obstacle-detection sensor suite · automatic stop · virtual boundary enforcement | Sonar · laser scanners · cameras · GNSS — detects people and obstacles, auto-stops |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | ¥15,994,000–¥20,438,000 (tax incl., Kubota Japan MSRP) |
| Business model | One-time hardware purchase + annual service fee — no per-acre or hourly charges | Purchase through Kubota's Japanese dealer network |
| Ongoing cost | Annual service fee (amount not disclosed) | Not disclosed |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Grain-cart driver at harvest Combine operator calls the cart via iPad · vendor | Tractor operator One supervisor runs unmanned + manned tractor simultaneously · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | Not CE marked for EU autonomous operation | Not CE marked for autonomous operation — Japanese domestic product |
| Machinery Regulation | No EU conformity claimed — product marketed for North America | No EU conformity; autonomous KVT shown as preview only |
| CAP subsidy | Not applicable — not purchasable in the EU | Not applicable — not purchasable in the EU |
"—" means the manufacturer has not disclosed the figure; we never estimate silently. Model either machine's payback with your own numbers on its ROI calculator page.