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Smart Cultivator

Stout Industrial Technology's Smart Cultivator is a tractor-drawn AI implement that uses the Stout True Vision machine vision system to distinguish crops from…

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Manufacturer
Stout Industrial Technology
Form factor
agriculture
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Smart Cultivator, a agriculture by Stout Industrial Technology (research). 3 sources back the record.

Overview

Stout Industrial Technology's Smart Cultivator is a tractor-drawn AI implement that uses the Stout True Vision machine vision system to distinguish crops from weeds and mechanically cultivate fields without herbicides. The system automatically adjusts for varying lighting conditions, soil color, and plant sizes, with the company claiming 99.99% accuracy in crop-vs-weed identification and precise seed-line tracking for tight machine-to-plant spacing. The company, founded in 2019 and based in Salinas, CA, commercially launched the product in 2020 to address agricultural labor shortages.

Verified vs. claimed

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

Operation

Tractor-drawn

Weed ID accuracy

99.99%

Sensor suite

Stout True Vision machine vision system

Commercial launch

2020

Specs

Implement

tractor-drawn

Operation

tractor-drawn

Weight kg

1588

Weed id accuracy pct

99.99

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Smart Cultivator. 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 Smart Cultivator.

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Sources (3)

  1. Stout Smart Cultivator: Precision AI Weeding Technology · https://agtecher.com/product/stout-smart-cultivator/
  2. Stout Agtech offers smart cultivation powered by AI · https://www.therobotreport.com/stout-agtech-offers-smart-cultivation-powered-by-ai/
  3. https://www.agricultural-robotics.com/robot/stout-smart-cultivator

Common questions

What is Smart Cultivator?
Stout Industrial Technology's Smart Cultivator is a tractor-drawn AI implement that uses the Stout True Vision machine vision system to distinguish crops from weeds and mechanically cultivate fields without herbicides. The system automatically adjusts for varying lighting conditions, soil color, and plant sizes, with the company claiming 99.99% accuracy in crop-vs-weed identification and precise seed-line tracking for tight machine-to-plant spacing. The company, founded in 2019 and based in Salinas, CA, commercially launched the product in 2020 to address agricultural labor shortages.
How much does Smart Cultivator cost?
Smart Cultivator's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Smart Cultivator from Stout Industrial Technology. 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 Smart Cultivator actually deployed in the real world?
Smart Cultivator 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 Smart Cultivator?
Smart Cultivator is made by Stout Industrial Technology, based in Salinas, CA, founded in 2015.
Can you buy Smart Cultivator?
Smart Cultivator is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Smart Cultivator?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable agriculture robots to Smart Cultivator include VMS V310, Solinftec Solix Ag Robotics, Ted, ARA.
How does Smart Cultivator compare to VMS V310?
Smart Cultivator and VMS V310 (DeLaval · 9 deployments) are both agriculture robots on the DEPLOY registry. Smart Cultivator has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Smart Cultivator a top agriculture?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Smart Cultivator ranks in roughly the top 50% of agriculture models tracked by the registry.
What is Smart Cultivator's maturity stage?
Smart Cultivator 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 Smart Cultivator deployed?
No verified deployments of Smart Cultivator 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 Smart Cultivator safe?
Smart Cultivator 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 · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: agriculture

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Recent coverage

Smart Cultivator in third-party press

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Jan 8, 2026

Stout Industrial Technology Appoints Paul Bonnett as New CEO - Growing Produce

Jan 8, 2026

Stout Industrial Technology Appoints Paul Bonnett as Chief Executive Officer; Steven Snyder Comments - AndNowUKnow

Jan 7, 2026