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ARA at East Anglia

The Ecorobotix ARA is an AI-powered ultra-high-precision plant-by-plant sprayer that targets weeds at roughly 6x6 cm resolution with millisecond timing, cutting herbicide use by up to 95%.

ARA by Ecorobotix · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Agricultural robots

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Vegetable Consultancy Services (VCS), an agronomy and contracting outfit across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Kent, ran roughly 1,000 hectares of ARA contracting and demonstration work in 2024, reporting chemical savings up to 96 percent and facilitating about 24 UK ARA sales. The de-facto UK rollout channel for ARA.

Key facts

Operator
Vegetable Consultancy Services (VCS)
Scope
~1,000 ha contracting; ~24 UK sales

Exposure

Customer segment
agriculture
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for ARA at East Anglia.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
ARA
Company
Ecorobotix
Location
United Kingdom/East Anglia
Operator
Ecorobotix
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-01-01
ID
26a90076-f885-4c1d-9c9f-1dd3d28bc789

Timeline

  1. Jan 2024
    First recorded
    ARA first documented operating at East Anglia.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Ecorobotix spot sprayer slashes chemical costs by over 90% · https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/technology/ecorobotix-spot-sprayer-slashes-chemical-costs-by-over-90 · 2024-07-22
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

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Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the ARA deployment at East Anglia?
ARA, built by Ecorobotix, is recorded as a deployment at East Anglia on the DEPLOY registry. Ecorobotix operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ARA at East Anglia?
Ecorobotix, the manufacturer of ARA, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ARA deployment at East Anglia go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ARA deployment at East Anglia?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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