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XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)

XAG, headquartered in Guangzhou and founded in 2007 before pivoting to agriculture around 2013 under co-founders Peng Bin, a former Microsoft engineer, and…

Track XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)
Manufacturer
XAG
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Appears inAgricultural drones

Overview

XAG, headquartered in Guangzhou and founded in 2007 before pivoting to agriculture around 2013 under co-founders Peng Bin, a former Microsoft engineer, and Gong Jinqin, is a major Chinese agricultural-drone maker and a key competitor to DJI's Agras line. Its P-series and V-series drones perform autonomous crop spraying, seeding, and spreading using RTK-precision waypoint operation, aerial mapping, and variable-rate application, complemented by ground robots in an unmanned-farm platform, with throughput such as fifteen hectares per hour for the P40 and twenty for the P80. Backed by the SoftBank Vision Fund as its largest external shareholder along with Baidu Capital and Hillhouse, XAG reported about 1.066 billion yuan of revenue in 2024 and turned profitable, with roughly 70 million yuan of net profit in 2024 and more than 130 million in the first half of 2025, about a 10.7 percent global agricultural-robot market share ranking it second, and a Hong Kong initial public offering in preparation. The registry records it at production maturity, the strongest commercial maturity in the commercial drone set, sold through a clean hardware-sales model to spraying-service operators and farmers rather than a captive service. A regulatory note: China's agricultural-drone regime differs from US beyond-visual-line-of-sight rules, with routine autonomous waypoint spraying at massive scale, so the BVLOS gating event is not the relevant gate here. The autonomy is genuinely substantive and documented across independent sources, while widely cited figures such as 120,000 units sold, 1.2 million farmers served, 27,000 drones in operation, and presence in 70 countries trace to company statements and are cap-flagged as company-sourced rather than independently audited.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

Key facts

Throughput (P40)

~15 ha/hr

Throughput (P80)

~20 ha/hr

2024 revenue

~RMB 1.066B

2024 net profit

~RMB 70M

H1 2025 net profit

>RMB 130M

Global ag-robot market share

~10.7% (#2)

Hurun 2025 valuation

~RMB 7.3B

Autonomy level

RTK-precision autonomous waypoint operation

Form factor

aerial

Commercial maturity

production maturity

Specs

Notes

Verified (strongest commercial maturity of the commercial set): XAG (HQ Guangzhou; founded 2007, pivoted to agriculture ~2013; co-founders Peng Bin (ex-Microsoft), Gong Jinqin) is a major Chinese ag-drone maker, a key DJI Agras competitor. Backers: SoftBank Vision Fund (~12.86%, largest external), Baidu Capital (~6.12%), Hillhouse. 2024 revenue ~RMB 1.066B, PROFITABLE (~RMB 70M net 2024; >RMB 130M net H1 2025); ~10.7% global ag-robot market share (#2); HK IPO in preparation. Hurun 2025 valuation ~RMB 7.3B., Autonomy / regulatory note: China's ag-drone regime differs from US BVLOS - operation is autonomous waypoint/RTK-guided spraying over farmland, routine and at massive scale under Chinese rules; the BVLOS gating event is not the relevant gate here (no FAA jurisdiction). The autonomy is real and high-volume., AI-substance: strong (real autonomy): RTK-precision autonomous spraying, aerial mapping, variable-rate application, and integrated ground robots are documented across independent sources and reflected in revenue. Substance, not marketing. Hardware-sales model (cleanest sale-not-captive model of the commercial set)., Claimed but NOT verified (cap-flag): '120,000 units sold', '1.2 million farmers served', '27,000 drones in operation', '1,007 counties', '70 countries', 'more than half of China's ag-drone sales' - these trace to company statements/PR, cap-flagged as company-sourced not independently audited.

Specs

P-series (P40, P80, P100/P150) + V-series autonomous ag drones for spraying/spreading; RTK-precision autonomous waypoint operation, aerial mapping, variable-rate application; plus ground robots (unmanned-farm platform). P40 ~15 ha/hr, P80 ~20 ha/hr. Hardware-sales model (sells to spraying-service operators + farmers).

Form Factor

aerial (autonomous agricultural drones: crop spraying / seeding / spreading)

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

3

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series). 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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Deployments (1)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Deployment-verified media (2)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of XAG

XAG footage of its P100 Pro agricultural drone, presented by co-founder Justin Gong. Field operation is RTK- and field-map-bounded autonomy (spraying and spreading), not open-airspace BVLOS.

From deployment: Guangzhou

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of XAG

Official XAG video demonstrating agricultural drone deployment for forest restoration in Brazil. XAG partnered with Timber and the Federal University of Paraná to use drone-based tree planting and seed dispersal for reforestation efforts.

From deployment: Guangzhou

Safety record

No incidents on record for XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://agfundernews.com/chinese-drone-maker-xag-nets-182m-funding-from-baidu-softbank
  2. https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3511720137923715
  3. https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---31044.htm
  4. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xag-unveiled-new-gen-agricultural-drone-and-ground-robots-to-open-the-age-of-unmanned-farms-301194093.html

Common questions

What is XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)?
XAG, headquartered in Guangzhou and founded in 2007 before pivoting to agriculture around 2013 under co-founders Peng Bin, a former Microsoft engineer, and Gong Jinqin, is a major Chinese agricultural-drone maker and a key competitor to DJI's Agras line. Its P-series and V-series drones perform autonomous crop spraying, seeding, and spreading using RTK-precision waypoint operation, aerial mapping, and variable-rate application, complemented by ground robots in an unmanned-farm platform, with throughput such as fifteen hectares per hour for the P40 and twenty for the P80. Backed by the SoftBank Vision Fund as its largest external shareholder along with Baidu Capital and Hillhouse, XAG reported about 1.066 billion yuan of revenue in 2024 and turned profitable, with roughly 70 million yuan of net profit in 2024 and more than 130 million in the first half of 2025, about a 10.7 percent global agricultural-robot market share ranking it second, and a Hong Kong initial public offering in preparation. The registry records it at production maturity, the strongest commercial maturity in the commercial drone set, sold through a clean hardware-sales model to spraying-service operators and farmers rather than a captive service. A regulatory note: China's agricultural-drone regime differs from US beyond-visual-line-of-sight rules, with routine autonomous waypoint spraying at massive scale, so the BVLOS gating event is not the relevant gate here. The autonomy is genuinely substantive and documented across independent sources, while widely cited figures such as 120,000 units sold, 1.2 million farmers served, 27,000 drones in operation, and presence in 70 countries trace to company statements and are cap-flagged as company-sourced rather than independently audited.
How much does XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) cost?
XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) from XAG. 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 XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)?
XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) is made by XAG, based in Guangzhou, China, founded in 2007.
Where is XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) deployed?
1 verified deployment of XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Guangzhou.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure

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

Methodology surface for XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series).

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