Burro
About
About Burro
Burro builds autonomous mobile platforms that learn outdoor routes through a “pop-up autonomy” workflow. A worker guides the robot along the desired path, after which cameras, LiDAR and positioning systems allow it to repeat that route and follow people or vehicles. The original Burro and Grande 15 support transport and towing across farms, nurseries and mixed indoor–outdoor sites.
Grande 44 expands the architecture into heavier work with a stated 1,500 lb payload, towing capacity up to 6,000 lb and optional 40 kWh battery. Four stereo-camera pairs, 360-degree LiDAR and RTK positioning support navigation for transport, mowing, spraying and patrol configurations. Burro supplies the mobile base and autonomy while customers or partners add the required bed, trailer or task equipment.
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Operations
Output & shipments
- Shipments
2026-10-20 - Grande 44 is generally available and shipping to customers following preorder, production start and first deliveries. - Grande 44; production began August2026 and first customer receipts were in Q3.
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Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2026-10-20 - Burro’s installed fleet has accumulated more than one million autonomous operating hours. - Cumulative across the entire Burro fleet.
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Deployments
- Operating use
2026-10-20 - Burro reports more than 800 robots working in the field across its product fleet. - All Burro models worldwide, not Grande44 alone.
Source - Operating use
2025-09-29 - Burro and Petitti Family Farms expanded an operating Burro Grande 15 fleet from 10 robots to 25 by year-end, after the robots had already been doing production work at Ridge Manor farm. - single customer farm operations - Ridge Manor farm / Lake County, Ohio
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Funding
- 2024-01-09 - Series B - $24M - Burro raises $24M Series B for autonomous agricultural robots
Burro raised a $24 million Series B round led by Catalyst Investors and Translink Capital. - source: technical.ly
Investors
- Catalyst Investors - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-01-09
- Cibus Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-01-09
- F-Prime Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-01-09
- S2G Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-01-09
- Toyota Ventures - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-01-09
- Translink Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-01-09
Team
- Charlie Andersen - CEO - He leads Burro’s outdoor autonomy platform for agricultural and industrial work.
- Vibhor Sood - Co-Founder & VP Engineering
- Kevin Leiter - Chief Operating Officer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-20 - Production Milestone - Burro opens general availability and ships Grande 44
Production began in August, with first customers receiving machines during the third quarter of 2026. The platform provides 44 horsepower peak and 18 continuous, with towing capacity up to 6,000 pounds and a 1,500-pound payload. Burro’s wider installed fleet exceeds 800 robots and one million autonomous hours, supported by 50 dealers across 17 countries.
Source - 2026-06-15 - Product Launch - Burro launches Grande 44 autonomous mobile robot for heavy industry
The 44 hp platform extends Burro’s outdoor autonomy into heavy industry and site logistics. Public launch materials target towing, transport, scouting, patrol and autonomous vegetation-management workflows. The product gives Burro a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
Source - 2025-09-29 - Deployment - Burro expands Petitti Grande 15 fleet from 10 to 25 robots
The expansion adds a named customer and fleet count to Burro's outdoor deployment record. Grande 15 robots support material movement in Petitti Family Farms operations. The deployment places Burro's technology into agricultural, food-production or outdoor automation workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Source - 2024-01-09 - Funding - Burro raises $24M Series B for autonomous agricultural robots
Burro raised a $24 million Series B round led by Catalyst Investors and Translink Capital. The funding supported growth of its autonomous robots for agriculture, nurseries and field logistics. Existing investors including S2G Ventures, Toyota Ventures, F-Prime Capital and Cibus Capital also participated.
Source - 2023-06-20 - Partnership - Burro partners with Pacific Ag Rentals for robot rentals
The partnership adds a commercial access channel for growers. Pacific Ag Rentals is the named rental partner for Burro robots.
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Relations
Relationships
- Petitti Family Farms
Deployment Partner - Burro expanded a Grande 15 robot fleet at Petitti Family Farms from 10 to 25 units.
- Pacific Ag Rentals
Distribution Partner - Burro partnered with Pacific Ag Rentals to offer agricultural robots through a rental channel.
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Shared workflows
- ANSCER Robotics
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
- FASSTO Robotics
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
- Bluepath Robotics
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
- Logic
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
- Dane Technologies
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
- MOVVO Robotics
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Mobile Robot Logistics
Context tags
- Outdoor site logistics - Workflow - Burro Grande 44 targets heavy industrial transport and mixed indoor-outdoor site logistics.
- Autonomous mobile robot logistics - Workflow - Burro builds autonomous mobile robots for carrying, towing and patrol workflows.