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Robotics Plus

New Zealand agricultural robotics company developing autonomous vehicles for orchard and vineyard operations.

Founded
2013
HQ
Tauranga, New Zealand
Status
active

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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Robotics Plus: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

CategoryAgricultural robots

Overview

New Zealand agricultural robotics company developing autonomous vehicles for orchard and vineyard operations. Acquired by Yamaha Motor in February 2025 and integrated into Yamaha Agriculture, a new US-based agricultural technology company.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

Co-founder

Steve Saunders (Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)

HQ

Tauranga, New Zealand

Founded

2013

Product

Prospr — autonomous multi-use hybrid vehicle for orchard/vineyard spraying, weed control, and crop tasks

Q Series sprayers

Developed with Croplands — configurable sprayers for horticulture

Yamaha investment

US$8M investment from Yamaha Motor (prior to acquisition)

Acquisition

Acquired by Yamaha Motor in Feb/April 2025 — integrated into Yamaha Agriculture (new US-based entity)

Yamaha Agriculture

Yamaha also acquired The Yield (Australia) alongside Robotics Plus to form Yamaha Agriculture

ACC NZ investment

ACC New Zealand impact investment fund took a share — recognized as one of world's top 50 innovative companies

Incidents

None found — audited

Data & sources

Web sources

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Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Robotics Plus.

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Recent coverage

Robotics Plus in third-party press

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