Big challenges need smarter solutions.
And Kubota has them.
The first realizations of Kubota’s vision for smarter solutions are headed to the marketplace today, starting with the specialty crop market.
M5 Narrow
Our 112-horsepower diesel specialty ag tractor
- Complete autonomous solution with Kubota’s sensing and AI technology built in.
Digital Twin Technology
Our integrated suite of hardware, software, and real-time remote applications to help you get the job done (auto-steering, telematics today, digital platform tomorrow)
- Enhances productivity and efficiency
- Enables seamless fleet management
- Expands to accommodate and customize your work as new tools come online
Kubota is commercializing technology as a force-multiplier because big challenges don’t just need big machines.
The point is to rethink how you do your work in the first place.
The point is not to take what you’ve always done and simply do it autonomously.
You can now do big work with smaller, smarter machines.
- Swarming solutions are already improving how our customers work today and how they’ll work tomorrow.
Continuous intelligence, rapid decision-making, precise actions, and flexible tools are now available in a compact size.
We have a history of tackling some of society’s toughest challenges through extraordinary engineering.
- In 1893 when Gonshiro Kubota began producing cast-iron pipes to provide clean tap water and prevent the spread of cholera.
- We pioneered sub-compact and compact tractors and compact excavators.
- Our open platform approach and innovation cycle allow us to bring smarter solutions to market faster.
That foundation is powering the next loop of our customer-driven innovation cycle to bring equipment to market that favors flexibility in a compact size.
Visit our CES booth to see what’s
happening now – and next.
Physical AI is a key inflection point for the industry – and for Kubota.
- Decision making, obstacle detection, and voice recognition
- AI real-time insights will inform tasking, labor assignment, and efficiency improvements to be better stewards of the land and our limited resources.
All of that is evident in our current go-to-market solutions.
- M5 Narrow – our 112-horsepower diesel orchard tractor
- KVPR – our next autonomous “Versatile Platform Robot” expands, contracts, and moves along every axis to provide the versatility of multiple machines to meet the demands of different operations and different seasons.
- Digital Twinning Technology – our systems enable real-time “persistence of data” for anytime, anyplace remote monitoring – from a single bud to an entire operation.
Kubota recognized for its all-terrain Versatile Platform Robot: TypeS as part of its commitment to providing range of customer solutions in ag and construction work environments.
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No matter where technology takes Kubota, our customers will always have a choice in how they use it.
For us, it’s never just about engineering excellence. It’s about the human experience, listening to our customers, building for their needs, and making technology second nature.
Ultimately, our innovations are about creating more choices for the operator and making our customers’ lives more enjoyable.
For Kubota customers it’s about getting more done, whether that means getting on an app or getting in the field.
Either way Kubota is here to help solve local and global challenges, without removing the personal satisfaction of getting the job done.
Agronomic Recommendations
Agronomic Recommendations
- Provides useful info and recommendations from weather, satellite, tractor, and other IoT data sources.
- Alerts users to potential issues such as crop stress, water absorption levels, the need for mowing and more.
Optimization
Optimization
- Real-time equipment tracking increases productivity and peace of mind.
- Remote control of operations improves productivity and overall operator experience.
- Analyzes and prioritizes work to best optimize productivity.
- Multi-vehicle coordination to work together mowing grass fields. Or between even between orchard and vineyard rows.
- Coordination between irrigation system and vehicle(s) to avoid collision.
- Share information with farm and worksite vendors to improve productivity of operations.
Improved Operations
Improved Operations
- Through leveraging AI and Machine Learning informed decisions operations can be improved raising farm or worksite productivity.
- Through AI and Machine Learning algorithms farm and worksite operations environmental impacts to climate change can be reduced.
- Autonomous operations and maintenance recommendations ensure proper use of vehicle.
- Improves water management to optimize water usage to harmonize productivity and sustainability.
Agronomic Recommendations
Agronomic Recommendations
- Provides useful info and recommendations from weather, satellite, tractor, and other IoT data sources.
- Alerts users to potential issues such as crop stress, water absorption levels, the need for mowing and more.
Optimization
Optimization
- Real-time equipment tracking increases productivity and peace of mind.
- Remote control of operations improves productivity and overall operator experience.
- Analyzes and prioritizes work to best optimize productivity.
- Multi-vehicle coordination to work together mowing grass fields. Or between even between orchard and vineyard rows.
- Coordination between irrigation system and vehicle(s) to avoid collision.
- Share information with farm and worksite vendors to improve productivity of operations.
Improved Operations
Improved Operations
- Through leveraging AI and Machine Learning informed decisions operations can be improved raising farm or worksite productivity.
- Through AI and Machine Learning algorithms farm and worksite operations environmental impacts to climate change can be reduced.
- Autonomous operations and maintenance recommendations ensure proper use of vehicle.
- Improves water management to optimize water usage to harmonize productivity and sustainability.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Sensors for continuous monitoring of grass improve lawncare by providing recommendations for watering and nutrients.
- Advanced sensor and data systems enable operators to track job progress improving farm and worksite productivity.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Automatic docking and charging enable busy operators to focus their attention on more critical tasks.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
Autonomous Operations
- Autonomy systems ensure vehicles are used within their safe and prescribed limits, ensuring regular maintenance intervals.
- Through the use of autonomy systems mowing productivity is improved through condition based settings.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Sensors for continuous monitoring of grass improve lawncare by providing recommendations for watering and nutrients.
- Advanced sensor and data systems enable operators to track job progress improving farm and worksite productivity.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Automatic docking and charging enable busy operators to focus their attention on more critical tasks.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
Autonomous Operations
- Autonomy systems ensure vehicles are used within their safe and prescribed limits, ensuring regular maintenance intervals.
- Through the use of autonomy systems mowing productivity is improved through condition based settings.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Can be charged via standard charging infrastructure.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Can be charged via standard charging infrastructure.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Six independent drives
Six independent drives
- Drive a wide range of implements via an independently driven electric power take-off (PTO).
- Independent electric PTO drive maximizes efficiency and versatility of farm and worksite operations. Such as mowing and tilling.
- To further maximize productivity and versatility the hydraulic system is driven by an independent electric system.
- The four independent motors located at each wheel improve steering, power, and traction.
- The dedicated wheel motors improve steering while reducing ground damage.
- Ultra low ground speeds down to 0.1 mph provide fine control for optimizing implement attachments.
- Independent wheel motors provide superior traction to tackle slippery situations.
- Independent wheel motors provide superior maneuverability through independent wheel speed optimization in turns.
- Intelligent torque management between front and rear wheels optimizes the traction system for the job at hand.
- The vehicle can easily adjusted to optimize track width to suit the operating conditions.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Torque:
- Intelligent torque management between front and rear wheels optimizes the traction system for the job at hand.
- Maintenance:
- Advanced sensors and data systems ensure operators are informed of the health status of each sub-system.
- Obstacle Detection:
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Crop Monitoring:
- Sensors are constantly monitoring crops and providing data to advanced systems.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Vehicle can charge from 10% to 80% in under 6 minutes using mega-watt charging station.
- Can be charged using mobile charger.
- Battery System can be charged at temperatures as low as -30° C/-22° F.
- Over 20,000 cycles of charge/discharge.
Quiet and More Comfortable Operations
Quiet and More Comfortable Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
Autonomous Operations
- Safety:
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Increase Productivity:
- Autonomous systems improve time management for operators.
- With autonomous systems tasks can be scheduled for completion at the best time for the operation.
- Overall operation efficiency and sustainability can be improved through the use of autonomous systems.
Six independent drives
Six independent drives
- Drive a wide range of implements via an independently driven electric power take-off (PTO).
- Independent electric PTO drive maximizes efficiency and versatility of farm and worksite operations. Such as mowing and tilling.
- To further maximize productivity and versatility the hydraulic system is driven by an independent electric system.
- The four independent motors located at each wheel improve steering, power, and traction.
- The dedicated wheel motors improve steering while reducing ground damage.
- Ultra low ground speeds down to 0.1 mph provide fine control for optimizing implement attachments.
- Independent wheel motors provide superior traction to tackle slippery situations.
- Independent wheel motors provide superior maneuverability through independent wheel speed optimization in turns.
- Intelligent torque management between front and rear wheels optimizes the traction system for the job at hand.
- The vehicle can easily adjusted to optimize track width to suit the operating conditions.
Enhanced Sensor System
Enhanced Sensor System
- Torque:
- Intelligent torque management between front and rear wheels optimizes the traction system for the job at hand.
- Maintenance:
- Advanced sensors and data systems ensure operators are informed of the health status of each sub-system.
- Obstacle Detection:
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Crop Monitoring:
- Sensors are constantly monitoring crops and providing data to advanced systems.
Flexible Charging
Flexible Charging
- Vehicle can charge from 10% to 80% in under 6 minutes using mega-watt charging station.
- Can be charged using mobile charger.
- Battery System can be charged at temperatures as low as -30° C/-22° F.
- Over 20,000 cycles of charge/discharge.
Quiet and More Comfortable Operations
Quiet and More Comfortable Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
Autonomous Operations
- Safety:
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Increase Productivity:
- Autonomous systems improve time management for operators.
- With autonomous systems tasks can be scheduled for completion at the best time for the operation.
- Overall operation efficiency and sustainability can be improved through the use of autonomous systems.
Hybrid
Hybrid
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Sensors for continuous monitoring of grass improve lawncare by providing recommendations for watering and nutrients.
- Advanced sensor and data systems enable operators to track job progress improving farm and worksite productivity.
Flexible Charging
- Automatic docking and charging enable busy operators to focus their attention on more critical tasks.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
- Autonomy systems ensure vehicles are used within their safe and prescribed limits, ensuring regular maintenance intervals.
- Through the use of autonomy systems mowing productivity is improved through condition based settings.
Hybrid
Hybrid
Enhanced Sensor System
- Vehicle sensor suite ensures safe operation by detecting hazards, and safely stopping or avoiding them when they are detected.
- Sensors for continuous monitoring of grass improve lawncare by providing recommendations for watering and nutrients.
- Advanced sensor and data systems enable operators to track job progress improving farm and worksite productivity.
Flexible Charging
- Automatic docking and charging enable busy operators to focus their attention on more critical tasks.
- If a low battery warning occurs, the detection system can alert and dispatch a charging support vehicle.
Quiet Operations
- The electric drive system improves operations in noise restricted environments such as night mowing near residential areas.
Autonomous Operations
- Autonomy systems ensure vehicles are used within their safe and prescribed limits, ensuring regular maintenance intervals.
- Through the use of autonomy systems mowing productivity is improved through condition based settings.
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