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Naïo Sanka.

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WeedingSelf DrivingElectric

100% electric autonomous tracked tool-carrier from Naïo Technologies for perennial crops. Compact 1.3 m and Large 1.8 m versions; Category 2 three-point hitch, PTO, hydraulics, and on-board electric power so growers can keep existing implements. 2.2 t; 64 kW; 0.5–6 km/h; 1,000 kg lift. Pre-order; delivery in 2027. No published purchase price.

Agricultural robotics from Naio Technologies.

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01 / MACHINE IMAGENaio Technologies
Naïo Sanka tracked tool-carrier in a vineyard
PRODUCT FAMILY IMAGE · MODEL APPEARANCE MAY VARYNaïo Technologies ↗
02 / UNDER THE HOOD

The useful details.

Model specifications and operating notes.

Naïo Sanka · family · Latest observation
Payload—Not listed
Battery—Not listed
Runtime—Not listed
Speed6km/h
Powertrain
100% electric tracked tool-carrier. Traction power 64 kW / 87 hp.
Power
64 kW
Mass
2200 kg
Autonomy
Fully autonomous day and night. GNSS RTK. Remote monitoring cameras, human-detection cameras, obstacle-detection sensors, virtual safety barrier (geofencing). Patented dynamic mass-balancing for rear implements.
Charge time
Not listed
OPERATING NOTES

Pre-order; delivery in 2027. Company energy-cost claim from €10/ha to €1.3/ha. No published purchase price.

INTERFACES & IMPLEMENTS
  • Standard Category 2 three-point hitch
  • Independent PTO — 540 rpm, up to 23 kW
  • Hydraulics — 2 spool valves / 4 quick couplers
  • Electrical power supply — 2 Harting connectors
  • 1,000 kg lifting capacity

Specifications describe this product family and its listed configuration. Read operating notes for limits and qualifications. Listed figures are manufacturer or press claims, not independent verification of current availability.

Company profile

Behind the machine

Naio Technologies

Naïo, founded in France in 2011, develops autonomous electric agricultural robots for vegetable, specialty crop, vineyard and nursery production. Its robots — Oz, Ted, Jo and Orio — operate across five continents. Matthias Carriere is General Manager.

Country of origin
FR · France
Headquarters
235 rue de la Montagne Noire, 31750 Escalquens, France ↗
Markets
Vegetable production · Specialty crops · Vineyards · Nurseries
Regions served
Five continents

naio-technologies.com ↗ naio-technologies.com ↗ fira-usa.com ↗ fira-usa.com ↗ fira-usa.com ↗ naio-technologies.com ↗

People

  • Matthias Carriere

    General Manager

  • Géraldine Hirschy

    Sanka project manager

Field relationships · Naio Technologies

Customers & deployments

Robot · Naio OZ

Brittany Chamber of Agriculture

Partner · Active · Government · FR

Brittany, France

Christophe Girard, technician, quoted on RTK-guided OZ routes.

edmaebi.com ↗

Company deployment

CIVC

Partner · Active · Other · FR

Champagne, France

wine grapes

Co-developed with CIVC, IFV, Chambers of Agriculture, UC Davis and more.

naio-technologies.com ↗

Robot · Naio TED

Domaine du Gibeau

Customer · Active · Grower / farm · FR

Cognac area · Cognac, France

wine grapes (Cognac) · vineyard weeding

Renaud Friederich on Augmented Autonomy: no need to monitor a validated route.

edmaebi.com ↗

Robot · Naio TED

IFV

Partner · Active · Research / university · FR

wine grapes

TED designed in collaboration with the IFV.

edmaebi.com ↗

Robot · Naio OZ

Landaldea Farm

Customer · Active · Grower / farm · FR

France

organic vegetables · mechanical weeding

Pierre Saint-Jean: “Weeding with OZ saves us a lot of time and makes our lives easier.”

edmaebi.com ↗

Company deployment

UC Davis ↗

Partner · Active · Research / university · US

Davis, California · California

UC Davis listed among long-standing technical partners.

naio-technologies.com ↗

Company deployment

480 commercial units

Customer · Active

5 continents

480 robots sold, all made in France, operating across 5 continents.

naio-technologies.com ↗

Robot · Naio ORIO

Betteravia Farms

Trial · Ended · Grower / farm · US

Santa Maria, California

vegetables · Dino weeding trial

Dylan Bognuda: “You just let the machine go, and it cultivates the field.”

modernfarmer.com ↗

Company deployment

15 commercial units

Trial · Ended

Salinas, Santa Maria, and Davis, California

US testing at 15 different commercial farms mainly in Salinas, Santa Maria, and Davis.

modernfarmer.com ↗

Company funding · Naio Technologies

Funding & investors

Appearances

In the field

Updates

News & developments

Product news · Nov 5, 2026

Naïo presents the Sanka autonomous agricultural robot ↗

Naïo announced Sanka, a 2.2 t electric tracked tool-carrier for conventional implements, with a world premiere at EIMA 2026 in Bologna. Three-point hitch, PTO, and hydraulics; 1 t implement load; slopes to 30%; max 6 km/h; RTK GPS. Michelin track partnership from 2024. Géraldine Hirschy, Sanka project manager. First deliveries in the second half of 2027.

Product news · Oct 9, 2026

Sanka listing: electric tracked tool-carrier, delivery 2027 ↗

Naïo published the official Sanka listing: 100% electric tracked tool-carrier for perennial crops, Compact 1.3 m and Large 1.8 m, pre-order with delivery in 2027. English datasheet lists 64 kW, 2,200 kg, 1,000 kg lift, and Cat 2 hitch / PTO / hydraulics.

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MACHINE GALLERY

A closer look.

Naïo Sanka in a vineyard row
Naïo Technologies · official photo

Sanka is a 100% electric, autonomous tracked tool-carrier from Naïo Technologies for perennial crops. Keep existing tools and change how they are used.

Versions. Compact (1.3 m / 1,300 mm width, 1,000 mm track width) and Large (1.8 m / 1,800 mm width, 1,500 mm track width).

Implements. Standard Category 2 three-point hitch, independent PTO at 540 rpm up to 23 kW, auxiliary hydraulics (2 spool valves / 4 quick couplers), and on-board electric supply (2 Harting connectors). Lift capacity 1,000 kg. Named jobs on the listing and datasheet include undervine work, hilling soil around vines, vegetation management, inter-row cultivation, terminating cover crops, and mulching pruning residues.

Machine. 2,200 kg tracked platform. Traction power 64 kW / 87 hp. Operating speed 0.5–6 km/h. Tracks 300 mm × 1,150 mm × 2. GNSS RTK guidance. Patented dynamic mass-balancing that adjusts the centre of gravity for a rear-mounted implement. Company energy-cost claim from €10/ha to €1.3/ha (up to 87% savings). Fully autonomous day and night.

Safety. Remote monitoring cameras, human-detection cameras, obstacle-detection sensors, and a virtual safety barrier (geofencing). Company says Sanka is aligned with EU Machinery Regulation 1230, applicable from 2027.

Readiness. Winner of the EIMA 2026 Technical Evolution Award. World premiere at EIMA International 2026 in Bologna, Hall 32, Stand A/16. Available for pre-order; delivery in 2027. Co-funded by the French government under France 2030. Géraldine Hirschy is Sanka project manager. No published purchase price.

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