- Markets
- Autonomous spraying · Refill automation
- Regions served
- Australia
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SwarmFarm.
Australian autonomous-spray company founded by Andrew and Jocie Bate (Gindie). AutoFill won 2026 Henty Machine of the Year. Wellcamp manufacturing opened 25 Feb 2025; QIC is an investor.
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Overview
At a glance.
People
The team.
Field relationships · SwarmFarm
Customers & deployments.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Coggan Farms ↗
Customer · Active · 2 units · Grower / farm · AU
Meandarra, Queensland
cattle, lamb, grain · fallow spot spray and in-crop fungicide
Two 18-metre WeedIt booms with SwarmFarm robotics from Hayes Spraying.
Robot · SwarmFarm AutoFill
GRDC ↗
Partner · Active · Government · AU
Australia
R&D support for AutoFill
GRDC support is mentioned in Henty AutoFill coverage.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Grant Farms (Jimbour)
Customer · Active · 3 units · Grower / farm · AU
Jimbour, Queensland
Jamie and Susie Grant bought their first SwarmBot in 2016, then became first to own two, then three.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Hayes Spraying
Distributor / dealer · Active · Dealer / distributor · AU
Goondiwindi, Queensland
Coggans purchased SwarmFarm-operated WeedIts from Hayes Spraying in Goondiwindi.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Petersen — Traighli
Customer · Active · 1 units · Grower / farm · AU
Moonie, Queensland
grain · spot spraying (Weed-IT on SwarmFarm)
A SwarmFarm robot, “Oscar”, added to Elton and Pam Petersen’s IWM program.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Pursehouse — Breeza Station
Customer · Active · 1 units · Grower / farm · AU
Gunnedah / Liverpool Plains, NSW · Gunnedah, NSW
dryland cropping · fallow spot spraying
Swarmbot “Mooki” deployed June 2023; 1,490 engine hours in 14 months.
Robot · SwarmFarm AutoFill
14 commercial units
Customer · Active
Australia
autonomous refill
14 AutoFill systems with commercial customers since October 2025 launch; another 30 scheduled.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
250 commercial units
Customer · Active
Australia
More than 250 autonomous robots operating over 10 million acres (Commonwealth Bank, Nov 2025).
Company funding · SwarmFarm
Funding & investors.
Oct 2, 2025
Series B
A$30.0M AUD
SwarmFarm Robotics raised A$30 million Series B led by Edaphon, with CEFC contributing A$7 million via the Powering Australia Technology Fund, plus QIC, Emmertech, Tenacious Ventures, GrainInnovate, Tribe Global Ventures and Access Capital.
Feb 14, 2023
Series A
A$12.0M AUD
SwarmFarm Robotics raised A$12 million (US$8.3 million) Series A led by Emmertech, with Tribe Global Ventures, Access Capital, Tenacious Ventures and GrainInnovate.
- Emmertech · Lead investor
- Access Capital
- GrainInnovate
- Tenacious Ventures
- Tribe Global Ventures
Product family · 2 robots
The machines.
SwarmFarm
SwarmFarm
Shipping
SwarmFarm AutoFill
Autonomous refill station for SwarmBot sprayers. Robots return, measure and mix products, refill, and resume without an operator. 2026 Henty Machine of the Year.
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SwarmFarm
SwarmFarm
Shipping
SwarmFarm SwarmBot
Australian autonomous spray platform. 2026 update: AutoFill refill stations (Henty Machine of the Year) let SwarmBots mix, refill, and resume without an operator.
self driving / sprayingField sheet →
Categories · SwarmFarm
Where they work.
Podcasts
Podcasts.
Podcast · SwarmFarm SwarmBot · Oct 5, 2026
Rewriting the Rules of Farm Equipment: The Swarm Farming Concept: with Andrew Bate | Ep. 116 ↗
AgCulture Podcast
Andrew Bate · Co-founder
Speaker: Andrew Bate. Third-party YouTube —.
Podcast · SwarmFarm SwarmBot · Jun 25, 2025
Ep 71: How robots can make us better farmers with Andrew and Jocie Bate ↗
Agrimaster
Jocie Bate · Co-founder
Speakers Andrew and Jocie Bate, co-founders of SwarmFarm Robotics; Agrimaster Ep 71 published 2025-06-25.
Talks
Talks.
Talk · SwarmFarm SwarmBot · Oct 5, 2026
Build for the future, not the past: Ground up innovation to drive Australia forward ↗
evokeAG
Andrew Bate · Co-founder
Speaker: Andrew Bate, founder / co-founder of SwarmFarm Robotics. Supporting evokeAG write-up 12 Mar 2026 (Nicolette Roberts) identifies the evoke AG. 2026 keynote and links this title. Third-party YouTube —.
Press
Press.
Trade press · SwarmFarm AutoFill · Sep 23, 2026
Henty Machine of the Year — AutoFill ↗
regionriverina.com.au
Henty award coverage
Updates
News & developments.
Product news · Oct 8, 2026
Autonomous spraying cuts costs by 70% on Aussie farm ↗
agritechinsights.com
Tom Coggan’s two SwarmBot 5 robots have about 7,500 hours each over five years on a 26,300-hectare mixed farm, mainly fallow and in-crop spraying with WEED-IT. Coggan estimates about 70% lower operating costs versus conventional spraying.
Product news · Oct 8, 2026
User review: SwarmBot 5 scores well after 7,500 hours on Australian farm ↗
futurefarming.com
Tom Coggan has run two SwarmBot 5 robots for five years on a 26,300-hectare mixed farm. About 7,500 operating hours each, mainly spraying with WEED-IT. 18-metre Hayes boom, 3,000-litre tank, about 13 hectares per hour at 9.5 km/h. Coggan estimates about 70% lower operating costs versus conventional spraying.
Appearances
In the field.
Product · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
FIRA USA 2026 ↗
Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026
Yakima, US
speaker
Andrew Bate, CEO and Co-founder, speaks Tuesday 20 October 2026, 15:00–15:45, Main Stage 1, The Tech Builder Experience. Upcoming stage slot.