- Markets
- Vineyards · Orchards · Structured row crops
- Regions served
- New Zealand · Australia · United States
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Smart Machine.
Smart Machine (The Smart Machine Company) is a Marlborough, New Zealand agritech company. It builds Oxin, an autonomous multi-task vineyard tractor. Founders and product leads include Walter Langlois (engineer), Andrew Kersley, and Nick Gledhill. The company is seeking manufacturing and distribution partners in the United States, Europe, Australia, France, and Portugal.
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Overview
At a glance.
People
The team.
Walter Langlois
Engineer
Andrew Kersley
Founder / product lead
Nick Gledhill
Founder / product lead
Product family · 1 robot
The machines.
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Where they work.
Video
In motion.
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Press
Press.
Trade press · Oxin · Nov 9, 2026
Smart Machine - Redefines work in the vineyard ↗
Waterford Press
135 Hp and 220 L/min; more than 3,000 ha in New Zealand and Australia; up to four tasks per pass; United States and Australia expansion.
Trade press · Oxin · Jan 9, 2025
Smart Machines: Oxin gains traction in the US ↗
Rural News Group
9 January 2025. United States demonstrations; Pellenc America partnership; 19 machines in New Zealand service; NZTE Most Innovative Hi-Tech Agritech Solution award. Marlborough-based Smart Machine.
Trade press · Oxin · Jan 17, 2023
Oxin vineyard robot to compete in New Ag Robot of the Year election ↗
Future Farming
17 January 2023. Tracked Oxin; up to 6 km/h; pivot turn; up to three implements at once; empty weight 1,200–3,200 kg depending on driveline; diesel and electric powerpack options; development started 2019; starting price US$220,000; available that year in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.