Robocrop InRow Weeder vs Oz
Two weeding machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Long-established tractor-mounted vision-guided weeder — video image analysis at 30 frames/second locates each individual plant and steers rotating in-row weeding discs around it, killing weeds between rows AND between plants within the row to ~8 mm of the stem. The 2025-season Robocrop AI upgrade adds green-on-green recognition fusing colour, infrared and depth imaging. Like One Smart Spray, this is AI-driven intelligence on a conventional tractor implement, not a standalone robot.
Best for: Transplanted vegetable growers (lettuce, brassicas, celery) and sugar-beet farms replacing hand-weeding gangs or herbicides with camera-guided mechanical in-row weeding on their existing tractor.Compact electric weeding robot for vegetable beds and small market gardens.
Best for: Diversified market gardens under 5 ha wanting to cut hand-weeding without herbicide.| Robocrop InRow Weeder Verified 2026-07-16 | Oz Verified 2026-07-16 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Weeding | Weeding |
| Autonomy | AI-assisted | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | France |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | CE-marked | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | ~12 wk |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-16 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Tractor-mounted implement, hydraulic drive | Electric · swappable Li-ion, 8 h runtime |
| Required tractor power | Conventional tractor required; hydraulic side-shift steering of the toolbar | Not required (self-propelled) |
| Dimensions | Working widths up to 6 m / up to 20 rows supplied; larger builds available | 1.30 × 1.20 × 1.15 m |
| Weight | Not disclosed | 150 kg |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | 0.5 ha |
| Productivity | Forward speeds up to 6 plant spacings per second | Up to 1 ha/day |
| Max speed | Crop-spacing dependent (up to 6 plants/s per row) | 0.8 km/h |
| Sensors | Robocrop video image analysis at 30 fps · Robocrop AI (2025) adds colour + infrared + depth green-on-green plant recognition · 10.1" in-cab terminal | RTK-GPS · LiDAR · stereo camera · bump guards |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | €28,000 |
| Native price | Not disclosed | €28,000 |
| Business model | Buy via Garford and its UK/international dealer network | Buy outright · lease from €640/mo |
| Ongoing cost | Wear metal (discs, blades), camera care; no software subscription published | €900/yr service contract + consumables |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | In-row weeding precision Mechanical weeding to ~8 mm from the plant stem · vendor | Hand-weeding labour −86% · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | CE marked for EU sales; UKCA for the UK market | CE marked (2023) |
| Machinery Regulation | Tractor-mounted implement under the EU machinery regime; operator remains in control | Compliant — Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 |
| CAP subsidy | Mechanical/herbicide-free weeding supports CAP eco-scheme and organic conversion measures | Eligible under CAP eco-scheme for precision weeding |
"—" 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.