S1000 vs Oscar
Two spraying machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Chinese tracked orchard sprayer from Jiangsu Lanjiang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (LJ Tech, Nanjing) — 1,000 L tank, diesel-electric hybrid drive, and a multi-sensor (RTK + LiDAR + millimetre-wave radar + machine vision) navigation stack with switchable remote-control or full-autonomous operation. Sold FOB China from China (from roughly US$60,000 on the manufacturer's own B2B storefront); no EU dealer, machine-specific CE declaration, or named European installation was found, despite manufacturer marketing content referencing Spanish, French, Italian, Polish and Austrian orchards.
Best for: Large orchard or vineyard operators able to import directly from China and self-manage logistics, customs, and any EU compliance paperwork themselves.French autonomous field robot from Osiris Agriculture (Illies, Hauts-de-France; founded 2021) that self-navigates row crops via RTK-GNSS and delivers precision irrigation plus fertigation — nitrogen/potassium dosed into the water — through a foldable boom, generating its own electricity from the water flow as it runs (solar, diesel-generator or battery backup when off-water). Commercially sold since 2025 in northern France through distributor Verhaeghe Irrigation; Osiris itself lists crop-protection spraying as a future capability, not a current one.
Best for: Large-scale potato and vegetable growers in northern France (or similar row-crop regions) who already run hose-reel/boom irrigation and want to automate it while adding fertigation — the distributor cites roughly 25 ha as the economic break-even.| S1000 Verified 2026-07-19 | Oscar Verified 2026-07-19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Task | Spraying | Spraying |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | China | France |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | Pending |
| Lead time | ~4 wk | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-19 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Diesel-electric hybrid — 44 kW four-cylinder diesel engine + generator + 7.2 kWh lithium battery (extended-range design) | Electric — onboard water-turbine generator produces power from the irrigation flow itself; solar panels, a diesel generator, or batteries back it up when not connected to a water source |
| Required tractor power | Not required — self-propelled tracked platform | Not required for operation (self-propelled); road transport between fields via tractor tow, with regulatory approval for that still pending per one source |
| Dimensions | 4490 x 1720 x 1920 mm (L x W x H), tracked chassis (manufacturer listing gives a close variant of 4430 x 1730 x 2100 mm elsewhere — minor inter-listing discrepancy) | 5.08 m long x 3.05 m wide x 3.43 m high; foldable boom extends to 40-44 m depending on configuration (sources vary between 24-40 m and up to 44 m) |
| Weight | 2,500 kg (manufacturer B2B listing; may include export packaging) | 12,000 kg |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed — marketed for large-scale orchard operations (high-density apple blocks, wide citrus rows) but no minimum-hectare figure published | Roughly 25 ha (economic break-even point cited by French distributor Verhaeghe Irrigation) |
| Productivity | 850 L/ha spray application rate at 3 km/h working speed; ≥8 hours continuous operation per tank/charge | Roughly 25-40 ha irrigated per week (sources vary), applying about 20-30 mm of water per week; water flow up to 60 m3/h |
| Max speed | 0-5 km/h | 100-250 m/h field travel speed |
| Sensors | 5D fusion navigation (RTK + LiDAR + millimetre-wave radar + machine vision + inertial sensing); 360° obstacle detection for people/animals/barriers; ±5 cm positioning accuracy (manufacturer listing) | RTK-GNSS plus inertial measurement unit for centimetre-level autonomous navigation; onboard cameras for plant growth and soil-moisture monitoring |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | €250,000 |
| Native price | US$60,000-90,000 (FOB China, manufacturer B2B storefront; MOQ 2 units) | €250,000 |
| Business model | Direct export sale via the manufacturer (Jiangsu Lanjiang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China) and its B2B storefronts; FOB pricing with a minimum order of 2 units and a roughly 30-day lead time. No EU-based dealer or sales entity was found. | Direct purchase; base price ~€250,000 HT (excl. tax), indicative €200,000- 300,000 range reported depending on configuration (wheel count, boom width, hose length, tyres, guidance system) — versus roughly €100,000 HT for a traditional hose-reel-with-boom irrigator. Sold in northern France through distributor Verhaeghe Irrigation (Montdidier, Somme); Osiris Agriculture also sells and demonstrates directly. |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed — no published consumable or running-cost figures (diesel, battery replacement, nozzle wear) were found beyond the manufacturer's 1-year local spare-parts commitment. | Not disclosed — no published subscription, per-hectare service fee, or consumables schedule found beyond the buyer-configured hardware options at purchase. |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | — No verified outcome | Water use vs. conventional hose-reel/cannon irrigation ~-30% (vendor commitment) · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | Manufacturer's B2B trade listing (made-in-china.com storefront) states the company is "certified by 3C, CE, and ISO quality management system" — a general company-level claim, not a machine-specific CE declaration or document; not independently confirmed. | Not confirmed — no explicit CE-marking statement found on the manufacturer site or in trade press. Osiris is reported to be developing separate "autonomy certification" to run the robot without an on-site supervisor, implying current commercial operation is supervised. |
| Machinery Regulation | No evidence of EU placing-on-market found; would fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions if the machine were sold into the EU. | Placed on the French/EU market commercially since 2025; would fall under the autonomous-machine provisions of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, but no explicit compliance statement was found in the sources checked. |
| CAP subsidy | Not addressed — China-export machine with plant-protection application only; no CAP eco-scheme linkage found. | Precision water and fertiliser dosing could support CAP eco-scheme water-efficiency measures; no direct CAP linkage has been published by Osiris. |
"—" 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.