The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kubota Corporation: 1 model. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
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Regional ecosystem
Kubota Corporation is one of 177 verified robotics companies in Japan →
Key facts
Headquarters
Status
Type
Unmanned agricultural machinery
Remote monitored tractor
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Kubota Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
Most recent
- with Accentureoperating
- with Microsoftoperating
Kubota Corporation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yuichi Kitao CEO & Presidentsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Gonshiro Kubota Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kubota Corporation.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Kubota Corporation in third-party press
Kubota Corporation Makes Additional Investment in French UV Startup UV Boosting to Expand Smart Farming Solutions - iGrow News
Norway’s Kilter secures €6.5 million to scale autonomous precision weeding technology; prepares for Series B - EU-Startups
Kubota leads €6.5 million funding round in ultra-precise spot spraying robot developer Kilter - Future Farming
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every Kubota Corporation competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
4 total · 3 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Kubota Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Accentureoperating
- with Microsoftoperating
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- technology—operating
- Kubota x Accenture (Digital Transformation JV)withAccenturejoint venture2021-08-31operating
- Kubota x Microsoft (Digital Transformation)withMicrosofttechnology2020-03-17operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Kubota Corporation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Kubota
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — tractor and equipment manufacturing to Kubota
PartnershipKubota x Accenture (Digital Transformation JV)
2021-08-31Kubota Corporation formed a strategic partnership with Accenture to accelerate digital transformation addressing global food water and environmental sustainability challenges. The partnership established a joint venture company to leverage data and cutting-edge digital technologies for sustainable agriculture solutions.
PartnershipKubota x Microsoft (Digital Transformation)
2020-03-17Kubota Corporation formed a multi-year strategic alliance with Microsoft to accelerate its digital transformation by migrating IT infrastructure and SAP mission-critical systems onto Microsoft Azure. The partnership includes an AI Machine Learning Lab to develop AI solutions for agricultural and industrial equipment.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kubota Corporation.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kubota Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Kubota Corporation Makes Additional Investment in French UV Startup UV Boosting to Expand Smart Farming Solutions - iGrow News
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Norway’s Kilter secures €6.5 million to scale autonomous precision weeding technology; prepares for Series B - EU-Startups
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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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Kilter AS Secures €6.5M Pre-Series B Round Led by Kubota Corporation - muzillac390456110.wpcomstaging.com
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Kubota invests €6.5 million in ultra-precise AI spraying startup Kilter - Agrolatam
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Kubota Brings Smarter Solutions to CES® 2026, Redefining How Work Gets Done - PR Newswire
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Kubota introduces fuel cell tractor - world-agritech.com
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Agricultural Robots Market worth $56.26 billion by 2030 - MarketsandMarkets
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Kubota Partners with Agtonomy to Advance Autonomous Operations on M5N Tractors for Specialty Crop Growers - PR Newswire
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Kubota and Agtonomy expand partnership on autonomous farming solutions - Future Farming
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CES 2025: Kubota Showcases Autonomous Agriculture Vehicles and Equipment - Tomorrow's World Today
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Kubota Unveils Wide Range of Customer Solutions at CES® 2025, Brings More Connectivity and Automation to Its Equipment Portfolio - PR Newswire
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Heat Index
Serious58/100
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 Corporation draws attention at the 22nd 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: Oct 2, 2026