Kubota Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-15 - Partnership - Hitachi builds physical-AI capabilities on NVIDIA Cosmos and Isaac - The technical foundation combines Cosmos world-model tooling with Isaac robotics software. The announcement covers platform development and does not quantify a completed robot fleet deployment. - source: nvidianews.nvidia.com
• 2026-01-06 - Product Launch - Kubota unveils autonomous M5 Narrow tractor solution at CES 2026 - The M5 Narrow solution integrates sensing and AI into a 105.7-horsepower specialty tractor. Kubota developed the autonomous specialty-crop solution with Agtonomy. Kubota also introduced the KVPR concept robot with adjustable dimensions for multiple farm tasks. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2024-09-11 - Acquisition - Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics - Bloomfield's crop-imaging and AI-analysis technology had customers in seven countries across three continents. The deal adds specialty-crop sensing and analytics to Kubota's precision-agriculture portfolio. - source: bloomfield.ai
• 2024-05-22 - Demonstration - Agreenculture reports KAFE autonomous strip-cropping pilot - The pilot automated strip-cropping work with a standard tractor, seed drill, sprayer, fertilizer spreader and other conventional implements. A broad set of implements was successfully robotized and deployed during the single-season trial. The fieldwork… - source: agreenculture.fr
• 2023-11-01 - Product Launch - Kubota introduces Agri Robo KVT autonomous tractor for European farming - Kubota presented the MR 1000A Agri Robo KVT autonomous tractor for efficient and safe farming. The tractor can operate manually or autonomously and was prepared for exhibition at Agritechnica in Hannover. The product launch gives Kubota a concrete autonomous… - source: kubota-group.eu