Robot model
John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray
John Deere (Deere & Company; Moline, Illinois; NYSE:DE; founded 1837) runs one of the most advanced autonomous-agriculture programs among the major equipment makers. Its most mature robotics product is See & Spray, a computer-vision targeted-herbicide system descended from Blue River Technology (acquired in 2017 for about $305 million), which covered roughly 5 million acres in 2025 at around a 50 percent average herbicide reduction. Deere's Autonomous 8R tractor, revealed at CES 2022, operates commercially but only for tillage, and its perception stack draws on Bear Flag Robotics (acquired in August 2021 for $250 million). At CES 2025 Deere revealed a second generation of autonomy: the Autonomous 9RX large tractor, a 5ML orchard tractor, a 460 P-Tier articulated dump truck, and a battery-electric mower, though Deere published no firm ship dates, so these are treated as early or limited rollout, with the dump truck in pilot trials and the mower pre-commercial. Deere's stated goal is to deliver a fully autonomous corn and soybean production system by 2030, a demonstration and availability target rather than a fleet-scale deployment promise. The frequently cited figure of 1 to 2 million autonomous machines could not be verified and appears to conflate a separate connected-machines connectivity goal, so it is not asserted here.
John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray is an agriculture robot built by
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- Form factor
- agriculture
- Maturity stage
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 0
- ID
a33f007d-e9e9-4f85-ad55-8ac20842255d
Specs
- notes
- [object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
- products
- Autonomous 8R (tillage, since CES 2022) + CES-2025 second-gen autonomy: Autonomous 9RX, 5ML orchard tractor, 460 P-Tier dump truck (pilot), battery-electric mower; plus See & Spray targeted herbicide system (Blue River lineage)
- formFactor
- agriculture (large-tractor autonomy + targeted-spray robotics)
Supply chain
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Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Sources (6)
- https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-9RX/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-harvests-the-seeds-of-large-vehicle-autonomy/
- https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/in-field-technologies/robotics-automation/john-deere-customers-use-see-spray-technology-across-five-million-acres-in-2025/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-acquiring-bear-flag-robotics-250m/
- https://agfundernews.com/breaking-exclusive-john-deere-acquires-see-spray-robotics-startup-blue-river-technology-305m
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/01/how-deere-is-preparing-for-a-fully-autonomous-farm-by-2030.html
Common questions
- What is John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray?
- John Deere (Deere & Company; Moline, Illinois; NYSE:DE; founded 1837) runs one of the most advanced autonomous-agriculture programs among the major equipment makers. Its most mature robotics product is See & Spray, a computer-vision targeted-herbicide system descended from Blue River Technology (acquired in 2017 for about $305 million), which covered roughly 5 million acres in 2025 at around a 50 percent average herbicide reduction. Deere's Autonomous 8R tractor, revealed at CES 2022, operates commercially but only for tillage, and its perception stack draws on Bear Flag Robotics (acquired in August 2021 for $250 million). At CES 2025 Deere revealed a second generation of autonomy: the Autonomous 9RX large tractor, a 5ML orchard tractor, a 460 P-Tier articulated dump truck, and a battery-electric mower, though Deere published no firm ship dates, so these are treated as early or limited rollout, with the dump truck in pilot trials and the mower pre-commercial. Deere's stated goal is to deliver a fully autonomous corn and soybean production system by 2030, a demonstration and availability target rather than a fleet-scale deployment promise. The frequently cited figure of 1 to 2 million autonomous machines could not be verified and appears to conflate a separate connected-machines connectivity goal, so it is not asserted here.
- Who makes John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray?
- John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray is made by John Deere, based in Moline, Illinois, USA, founded in 1837.
- Where is John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray deployed?
- No verified deployments of John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray 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.
- What is John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray's maturity stage?
- John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.