Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
ATB SunBot
Autonomous electric tractor-and-mower research prototype for maintaining vegetation in berry plantations.
About this robot
ATB and its SunBot partners developed and tested a driverless electric Hoftrac with an electrically driven mowing attachment for berry-crop maintenance. Farm photovoltaic generation supplies its charging energy. ATB reported a completed functional prototype in November 2023. The project is represented here as a research prototype, not a current commercial tractor model.
Product specifications
| Application | Undergrowth maintenance in berry plantations |
|---|---|
| Power | Electric; charging energy from farm photovoltaics |
| Reported prototype | 2023 |
Blank specifications mean not recorded. Figures may use different test conditions.