ICARO X4 vs One Smart Spray (Amazone UX 5201 SmartSprayer)
Two spraying machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Italian hybrid diesel-electric robot from Free Green Nature (Colle Umberto, Treviso — coordinated by parent Maschio Gaspardo S.p.a.) that patrols vineyards autonomously and folds out UV-C panels to actively prevent powdery mildew, downy mildew and botrytis, triggered by an onboard weather station ("the Commander of ICARO X4") reading conditions favourable to infection. It is a prevention system, not a curative treatment, and the manufacturer does not publish independent field-performance data — chemical-reduction figures found are vendor-stated.
Best for: Vineyard growers on a single contiguous block up to roughly 10-15 ha who want to cut fungicide/pesticide spray rounds against powdery mildew, downy mildew and botrytis by substituting or supplementing them with UV-C light treatment.Camera-based spot-spraying system from the Bosch–BASF joint venture, commercially implemented on the Amazone UX 5201 SmartSprayer trailed sprayer — per-nozzle green-on-green and green-on-brown weed detection with 24/7 LED night operation and xarvio agronomic decision logic.
Best for: Large arable operations with high herbicide bills in row crops who want spot application inside a conventional trailed-sprayer workflow.| ICARO X4 Verified 2026-07-19 | One Smart Spray (Amazone UX 5201 SmartSprayer) Verified 2026-07-16 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Spraying | Spraying |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | AI-assisted |
| Country of origin | Italy | Germany |
| Availability | Pilot / limited | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-16 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Hybrid — electric drive motors with a 2-cylinder Kohler diesel range extender | Tractor-drawn trailed sprayer (Amazone UX 5201 platform) |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled hybrid unit) | Conventional tractor required (UX 5201-class trailed sprayer) |
| Dimensions | Approx. 3085 x 1550 x 1150-2700 mm (L x W x H, UV panels raised); track width ~1500 mm; turning radius ~900 mm; rated for slopes over 15% (per AgTecher/RobotToday listings — not confirmed on the manufacturer site) | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | 200 ha |
| Productivity | Up to 10-15 ha coverage per unit for preventive treatment (property layout, slope and soil-dependent); up to 72 continuous hours of operation before refuelling/recharging | Full-width and spot application in a single pass, pre- and post-emergence |
| Max speed | 2 km/h | Not disclosed |
| Sensors | RTK positioning (centimetre-level, works without satellite signal per vendor); 4 AI-equipped cameras for pedestrian/obstacle detection; SIL2-certified radar; integrated weather station (wind, temperature, humidity, dew point, rainfall) driving an infection-risk algorithm that triggers treatment | Bosch multi-camera modules along the boom · LED lighting for day/night operation · millisecond weed detection |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Business model | Direct inquiry/quote purchase — Free Green Nature assesses a vineyard's coverage via drone survey before pricing; no price is published (a €115,000 indicative figure circulates on the AgTecher directory only — not manufacturer-confirmed). The company is actively recruiting agricultural-machinery dealers and service centres (no established dealer network found) | Sold through Amazone as SmartSprayer option; commercial terms not publicly disclosed |
| Ongoing cost | Kohler diesel range-extender fuel and servicing; UV panel and weather-station upkeep — costs not published | xarvio/One Smart Spray digital service relationship; nozzle and camera consumables |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Chemical fungicide/pesticide use in treated vineyard blocks up to -70% (vendor-stated; not confirmed on the manufacturer's own site, which states only a qualitative "reduction or elimination of pesticides") · vendor | Herbicide use in individual measures up to -90% · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | Not disclosed — no CE marking statement found on the manufacturer site or in trade coverage | CE marked as part of the Amazone UX series sprayer |
| Machinery Regulation | No explicit compliance statement found; the machine is marketed and sold within the EU (Italy), so would fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions if placed on the market | Trailed sprayer conformity via Amazone under the EU machinery regime; camera system is an integrated function, operator remains in control |
| CAP subsidy | Fungicide/pesticide-reduction positioning may support IPM-linked CAP eco-scheme measures, though no direct CAP reference found in manufacturer materials | Spot application supports Sustainable Use / CAP eco-scheme input-reduction goals; national PPP rules apply |
"—" 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.