# OrchardPilot: FarmX agricultural robot

Canonical ID: `942de46f-0384-4f69-80f1-dc241f2e6d0f`

- **Slug:** orchardpilot
- **Form factor:** agriculture ([Agricultural robots](/agriculture))
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **type:** retrofit kit
- **navigation:** GPS-independent (Perceptive Navigation)
- **install_time:** 1 day
- **compatible_tractors:** John Deere, CNH, Kubota

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is OrchardPilot?

OrchardPilot is a GPS-independent autonomy retrofit system for orchard tractors, built on FarmX's patented Perceptive Navigation technology. It can be installed in one day on existing tractors from John Deere, CNH, and Kubota, enabling autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments like orchards and vineyards without pre-mapping or connectivity.

### How much does OrchardPilot cost?

OrchardPilot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for OrchardPilot from FarmX. 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 OrchardPilot actually deployed in the real world?

OrchardPilot is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes OrchardPilot?

OrchardPilot is made by FarmX, based in Tulare, CA, USA, founded in 2014.

### Can you buy OrchardPilot?

OrchardPilot is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

### What are alternatives to OrchardPilot?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable agriculture robots to OrchardPilot include VMS V310, Solinftec Solix Ag Robotics, Ted, ARA.

### How does OrchardPilot compare to VMS V310?

OrchardPilot and VMS V310 (DeLaval · 9 deployments) are both agriculture robots on the DEPLOY registry. OrchardPilot has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is OrchardPilot's maturity stage?

OrchardPilot is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

### Where is OrchardPilot deployed?

No verified deployments of OrchardPilot 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.


## Sources (1)

1. **FarmX Achieves Milestone with Autonomy Retrofit for Specialty Crop Tractors** · https://www.farmx.ag/orchardpilotmilestone

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