Weeding · head to head
Oz vs Vitirover
Two weeding machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Naïo Technologies · France
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.Vitirover SAS · France
French solar-powered micro-mower for vineyards, orchards and agrivoltaic sites — a 23–27 kg swarm robot that grazes vegetation at ~500 m/h, up to 16 h per day on sun and Li-ion. One 'shepherd' operator manages up to 50 robots from the Viticloud dashboard; born at Château Canon La Gaffelière in Saint-Émilion and sold outright or as Robot-as-a-Service.
Best for: Vignerons and orchardists wanting chemical-free under-vine and inter-row vegetation control with near-zero energy cost, especially as a managed fleet across parcels or solar farms.| Oz Verified 2026-07-16 | Vitirover Verified 2026-07-17 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Weeding | Weeding |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | France | France |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | CE-marked | CE-marked |
| Lead time | ~12 wk | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-17 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Electric · swappable Li-ion, 8 h runtime | Solar + Li-ion · integrated panel gives 5–6 h/day; optional dock charges 8 h for 16 h work |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled) | Not required (self-propelled) |
| Dimensions | 1.30 × 1.20 × 1.15 m | 75 × 40 × 30 cm |
| Weight | 150 kg | 23–27 kg |
| Min farm size | 0.5 ha | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | Up to 1 ha/day | ~500 m/h; ~1 ha per robot per ~10 days; fleets scale to 50 robots per operator |
| Max speed | 0.8 km/h | <1 km/h |
| Sensors | RTK-GPS · LiDAR · stereo camera · bump guards | Multi-constellation GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo) with Trimble MB-Two RTK/PPP · inertial sensors · dual RGB cameras |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | €28,000 | ~€10,000 |
| Native price | €28,000 | ~€10,000 incl. charging station |
| Business model | Buy outright · lease from €640/mo | Buy, or VAAS annual service subscription with fleet shepherding |
| Ongoing cost | €900/yr service contract + consumables | VAAS: €2,100–€3,100 per robot per year; blades and wear parts if owned |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Hand-weeding labour −86% · vendor | Herbicide use for under-vine vegetation control Continuous chemical-free robotic grazing at 5–10 cm cut height · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | CE marked (2023) | CE status not published; French manufacturer selling commercially in the EU |
| Machinery Regulation | Compliant — Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 | Placed on the EU market by Vitirover SAS; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions apply |
| CAP subsidy | Eligible under CAP eco-scheme for precision weeding | Herbicide-free mechanical vegetation control supports CAP eco-scheme and herbicide-reduction measures |
"—" 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.