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Element

Aigen is a US agricultural robotics company that builds the Element, a solar-powered autonomous weeding robot for row crops such as cotton, soy, and sugar beet.

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Manufacturer
Aigen
Form factor
agriculture
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
aigen.io ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Element, a agriculture by Aigen (research). 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Aigen is a US agricultural robotics company that builds the Element, a solar-powered autonomous weeding robot for row crops such as cotton, soy, and sugar beet. The second-generation Element uses a custom 205W solar panel and regenerative wheel motors to operate for over 14 hours per day, covering up to 20 acres per robot using onboard AI vision to identify and eliminate weeds with mechanical ground strikes without herbicides.

RTK GPS derived from planter data guides the robot along rows, and the unit is priced at $50,000 with an additional $20,000 per fleet for software services.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
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Key facts

Price

$50,000

Runtime

>14 hours

Daily coverage

20 acres

Solar panel

205W

Specs

Crop

cotton, soy, and sugar beet

Implement

mechanical ground strikes

Price usd

50000

Navigation

RTK GPS

Autonomy level

autonomous

Daily runtime hrs

>14

Solar panel watts

205

Daily coverage acres

20

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Element. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Element.

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Sources (2)

  1. Aigen - Autonomous Weeding Robots · https://www.aigen.io/
  2. Aigen launches solar-powered Element gen2 robot for weeding crops - Future Farming · https://www.futurefarming.com/tech-in-focus/field-robots/aigen-launches-solar-powered-element-gen2-robot-for-weeding-crops/

Common questions

What is Element?
Aigen is a US agricultural robotics company that builds the Element, a solar-powered autonomous weeding robot for row crops such as cotton, soy, and sugar beet. The second-generation Element uses a custom 205W solar panel and regenerative wheel motors to operate for over 14 hours per day, covering up to 20 acres per robot using onboard AI vision to identify and eliminate weeds with mechanical ground strikes without herbicides. RTK GPS derived from planter data guides the robot along rows, and the unit is priced at $50,000 with an additional $20,000 per fleet for software services.
How much does Element cost?
Element's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Element from Aigen. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Element actually deployed in the real world?
Element is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Element?
Element is made by Aigen, based in Richland, Washington, USA, founded in 2020.
Can you buy Element?
Element is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Element?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable agriculture robots to Element include VMS V310, Solinftec Solix Ag Robotics, Ted, ARA.
How does Element compare to VMS V310?
Element and VMS V310 (DeLaval · 9 deployments) are both agriculture robots on the DEPLOY registry. Element has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Element a top agriculture?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Element ranks in roughly the top 2% of agriculture models tracked by the registry.
What is Element's maturity stage?
Element is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Element deployed?
No verified deployments of Element are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Element safe?
Element has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

Sources by quality tier

2
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Element.

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