R150 vs YV01 autonomous vineyard sprayer
Two spraying machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
Modular electric unmanned ground vehicle from XAG (Guangzhou, China) built around one chassis that swaps between three payloads — RevoSpray Ground 2 (150 L tank, 12 m spray width) for orchard/vineyard spraying, RevoMower 2.0 for cutting shrubs and reeds, and a 200 kg-capacity material-transport module — navigated by dual-antenna RTK plus stereo-vision/4D-radar obstacle sensing. Publicly sold since June 2021 (launched first in Japan) and still listed with full specs on XAG's own site, but it is XAG's 2022-generation rover — the company unveiled a separate, newer "R Series" (R100/R200) at Agritechnica 2025 as its current smart-farm rover line, and reseller stock fluctuates — buyers should confirm live availability directly with XAG or a dealer rather than assume stock.
Best for: Specialty-crop growers (orchards, vineyards) in a market with an active XAG distributor who want one chassis that swaps between spraying, mowing and material-transport payloads instead of buying separate dedicated machines.Crawler-tracked autonomous spraying robot for steep, narrow vineyards — inverted-U frame straddles vines up to 1.4 m, 200 L electrostatic spray tank, 45% slope capability. Developed by Yanmar, on sale in France since 2023 through dedicated subsidiary Yanmar Vineyard Solutions (Champagne region focus, Moët & Chandon partnership); a weeder attachment was added in 2024.
Best for: Steep Champagne-style narrow vineyards that want to take the operator out of plant-protection spraying — no driver exposure to chemicals, slopes to 45%.| R150 Verified 2026-07-19 | YV01 autonomous vineyard sprayer Verified 2026-07-16 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Spraying | Spraying |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | China | Japan |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | CE-marked |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-16 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Battery-electric — two hot-swappable XAG B13960S smart batteries (48.1 V, 20,000 mAh / 962 Wh each) | Petrol — Honda iGX800 2-cyl air-cooled engine (~25–27 hp), 19 L tank |
| Required tractor power | Not required (self-propelled electric UGV) | Is the vehicle (twin-crawler autonomous chassis) |
| Dimensions | 1695 × 1205 × 1205 mm (L×W×H) | Inverted-U straddle frame for vines up to 1.4 m height |
| Weight | 188 kg net weight; 200 kg load capacity (excluding payload system) | ~1 t |
| Min farm size | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | Not disclosed | Autonomous spraying along pre-mapped vineyard paths; 200 L spray tank |
| Max speed | 1.2 m/s (about 4.3 km/h) | 4 km/h |
| Sensors | Dual-antenna RTK GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BDS-2/3, Galileo, QZSS) for cm-level positioning; stereo-vision front-obstacle detection; 4D imaging radar; headlamps for night operation | GNSS RTK positioning with Ntrip correction · pre-mapped field and path definition via web system · counter-rotating crawlers for tight headland turns |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Business model | Equipment purchase, direct or through XAG's distributor network (xa.com/en/about/agent). XAG does not publish a price on its own product pages. One US reseller (Ripping It Outdoors) lists the R150 sprayer configuration at about $32,000 — a single non-manufacturer, non-EU data point, not a verified current or EU price. | Sold and serviced by Yanmar Vineyard Solutions SAS, a dedicated Yanmar Group company in France |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed — no published consumable/battery-replacement costs found | Petrol; spray consumables; service via Yanmar Vineyard Solutions |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | — No verified outcome | Operator exposure during spraying Driverless spraying — worker removed from dangerous field work · vendor |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | Not disclosed — no CE-marking evidence found on manufacturer or dealer materials | Sold as a series product in France — CE conformity expected; not independently verified |
| Machinery Regulation | Not confirmed; would fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions if placed on the EU market | Marketed in the EU via Yanmar Vineyard Solutions SAS (France); conformity documentation not published |
| CAP subsidy | Not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes; precision spraying could support national input-reduction eco-scheme measures where available | Electrostatic targeted spraying supports pesticide-efficiency goals; petrol drive offers no emissions benefit |
"—" 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.