The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kubota: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Japanese agricultural and Construction equipment; tractors, rice transplanters, and UTVs. Public company (TYO: 6326).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Kubota has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Agtonomy1× joint1 total
- 2Tevel Aerobotics1× joint1 total
Most recent
- Kubota x Agtonomy2025-01-01with Agtonomyoperating
- Tevel Aerobotics x Kubota2021-01-01with Tevel Aeroboticsoperating
Kubota on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yuichi Kitao President and CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kubota.
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Recent coverage
Kubota in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Kubota has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Kubota x Agtonomy2025-01-01with Agtonomyoperating
- Tevel Aerobotics x Kubota2021-01-01with Tevel Aeroboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Agtonomy1× joint1 total
- 2Tevel Aerobotics1× joint1 total
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired Bloomfield Roboticsfull acquisition2024-09-11
Timeline
Every recorded move in Kubota’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Bloomfield Robotics
2026-08-23Supply: Acquisition — AI vision co-development to Bloomfield Robotics
New supplierNew supplier: Kubota Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — tractor and equipment manufacturing from Kubota Corporation
PartnershipKubota x Agtonomy
2025-01-01Kubota partnered with Agtonomy (2025) to integrate Agtonomy's autonomous-operations software into Kubota M5N tractors for specialty-crop growers, advancing driver-optional farm automation.
AcquisitionAcquired Bloomfield Robotics
2024-09-11Acquired Bloomfield Robotics (full_acquisition)
PartnershipTevel Aerobotics x Kubota
2021-01-01Kubota invested about $20M in Tevel Aerobotics and partners with it to develop and commercialize flying autonomous fruit-picking robots, bringing Tevel's harvesting technology toward Kubota's global agricultural-equipment customers.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kubota.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kubota from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Kubota tests UV-C machines as an alternative to crop protection products - Future Farming
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Guest article: Physical AI isn’t replacing farmers. It’s critical for keeping them in business - AgFunderNews
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Norwegian Kilter secures €6.5 million to expand autonomous weeding technology globally - ArcticStartup - ArcticStartup
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Kubota introduces more tech at CES - Grainews
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Kubota leads €6.5 million funding round in ultra-precise spot spraying robot developer Kilter - Future Farming
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Agro-Autonomy - Physical AI Is Making it Possible - Forbes
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Kubota Unveils Robot Tractor KVPR to Replace Multiple Machines - Equipment World
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Transformers get real: Kubota brings electric tractor concept to CES [video] - Electrek
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Kubota shows autonomous M5 Narrow tractor and ‘Transformer’ robot concept at CES 2026 - Future Farming
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Kubota’s Autonomous Tractor Boosts Vineyard Efficiency Fivefold Amid Labor Shortages - Vinetur
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kubota.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kubota/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/125980be-bebc-4b70-a53c-ff0ff4774fea
- Revision history: /companies/kubota/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Smarter solutions are shaping the next chapter of agriculture. At CES 2026, Kubota highlighted user-centric equipment designed to meet today’s productivity demands while keeping the human experience at the center.Learn
University of Tokyo and Kubota Develop Drone Potato Yield Prediction Method #fyp #agritech #tokyotech #kubota #dronetech #yieldprediction #farming The Univers
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Kubota draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026