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New Holland R4.

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Self DrivingSprayingElectric

Autonomous tracked specialty robot series from New Holland: R4 Electric Power (vineyards) and R4 Hybrid Power (orchards). Expected on the market in 2027; no published price.

Agricultural robotics from New Holland.

Website
01 / MACHINE IMAGENew Holland
New Holland R4 Hybrid Power autonomous tracked robot in a vineyard
PRODUCT FAMILY IMAGE · MODEL APPEARANCE MAY VARYNew Holland / CNH ↗
02 / UNDER THE HOOD

The useful details.

Model specifications and operating notes.

New Holland R4 · family · Latest observation
Payload—Not listed
Battery—Not listed
Runtime—Not listed
Speed—Not listed
Powertrain
Two versions. Electric Power: 40 kWh battery. Hybrid Power: 59 hp / 44 kW HVO-compatible diesel driving a generator, plus two 4 kWh batteries for electric mode. Both: suspended rubber tracks and CV electric drivetrain.
Power
Not listed
Mass
Not listed
Autonomy
No cab; app-managed. GPS + LiDAR + vision cameras; FieldOps and shared CNH/New Holland autonomy stack. Raven software; 6 cameras (2 front, 2 rear, 2 side); LiDAR; bumper also an obstacle sensor. GPS with lidar; camera for obstacles; vineyard and orchard focus.
Charge time
Not listed
OPERATING NOTES

Tasks: inter-row mowing, tillage, spraying. Built at CNH R&D Modena + New Holland specialty centre Coëx. Previewed as an advanced concept at Agritechnica 2025. Expected market 2027; no indicative price.

INTERFACES & IMPLEMENTS
  • Rear hitch 500 kg lift (official Electric; linear electric motors — published next to the hybrid display)
  • Electrically driven implements (official, both machines; no hydraulic oil)
  • Hybrid only: mechanical 540 rpm PTO + 48 V / 12 kW e-PTO. Battery version has no PTO.

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.

R4 Electric Power · Latest observation
Payload—Not listed
Battery40kWh
Runtime—Not listed
Speed—Not listed
Powertrain
Battery-electric; 40 kWh pack. Battery-powered robot with a 40 kWh battery; no PTO.
Power
Not listed
Mass
1000 kg
Autonomy
No cab; app-managed. GPS + LiDAR + vision cameras; FieldOps and shared CNH/New Holland autonomy stack. Raven software; 6 cameras (2 front, 2 rear, 2 side); LiDAR; bumper also an obstacle sensor. GPS with lidar; camera for obstacles; vineyard and orchard focus. Targeted at high-end narrow vineyards.
Charge time
Not listed
Width
0.7 m
Maximum height
1.38 m
Minimum row spacing
1 m
Maximum row spacing
1.5 m
OPERATING NOTES

0.7 m wide, 1.38 m max height, one tonne, 1.0–1.5 m crop spacings. Expected market 2027; no price.

INTERFACES & IMPLEMENTS
  • Custom ultracompact hitch, 500 kg lift
  • Electrically driven implements
  • No PTO on the battery version

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

R4 Hybrid Power · Latest observation
Payload—Not listed
Battery—Not listed
Runtime—Not listed
Speed—Not listed
Powertrain
Full hybrid: 59 hp / 44 kW HVO-compatible diesel driving an electric generator pack; two 4 kWh batteries for fully-electric mode. 59 hp diesel driving a generator.
Power
44 kW
Mass
1400 kg
Autonomy
No cab; app-managed. GPS + LiDAR + vision cameras; FieldOps and shared CNH/New Holland autonomy stack. Raven software; 6 cameras (2 front, 2 rear, 2 side); LiDAR; bumper also an obstacle sensor. GPS with lidar; camera for obstacles; vineyard and orchard focus. Designed for orchards and fruit producers.
Charge time
Not listed
Width
1.2 m
Minimum row spacing
1.5 m
OPERATING NOTES

1.2 m wide, 1,400 kg, rows 1.5 m and above; double-pass coverage claim. Expected market 2027; no price.

INTERFACES & IMPLEMENTS
  • Electrically powered Cat I/II hitch
  • 500 kg hitch lift with linear electric motors
  • Mechanical 540 rpm PTO with progressive clutching
  • 48 V / 12 kW e-PTO

Specifications describe this model 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

New Holland

CNH Industrial brand. Its R4 robots were designed by CNH's R&D Centre in Modena, Italy, and the New Holland Centre of Excellence for Specialty Harvesting in Coëx, France. Thierry Le Briquer is Grape, Olive & Coffee Global Manager.

Country of origin
US · United States
Headquarters
Turin, Piedmont, Italy ↗
Markets
Vineyards · Orchards · Specialty crops · Autonomous robots

agriculture.newholland.com ↗ futurefarming.com ↗ therobotreport.com ↗ agriculture.newholland.com ↗ LinkedIn ↗ commons.wikimedia.org ↗

People

  • Thierry Le Briquer

    Grape, Olive & Coffee Global Manager

  • Luca Ferrari

    Senior Manager of Robotics and Breakthrough Technologies, CNH Industrial

Appearances

In the field

Updates

News & developments

Product news · Nov 24, 2025

New Holland presents R4 robot for orchards ↗

Tracked R4, Raven software, six cameras, LiDAR, bumper sensor. Market 2027. No indicative price. Hybrid 59 hp / 1.20 m / 1,400 kg / 540 rpm PTO; electric 40 kWh / 0.7 m / no PTO; 500 kg hitch.

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A closer look.

New Holland R4 Hybrid Power with inter-row weeding implement
New Holland / CNH · official photo
New Holland R4 Hybrid Power spraying in an orchard
New Holland / CNH · official photo

New Holland previewed the autonomous R4 robot series on 8 November 2025 (official news) and showed it at Agritechnica 2025. Copy: no cab; managed via an app; controlled with GPS, LiDAR, and vision cameras. Raven navigation software, six cameras (two front, two rear, two side), LiDAR obstacle detection, and a bumper that also acts as an obstacle sensor. Expected market 2027. No price on the official page or in.

The machines were built by engineers at the CNH R&D Centre in Modena, Italy, and the New Holland Centre of Excellence for Specialty Harvesting in Coëx, France. They share FieldOps and the same autonomy platform used on New Holland cash-crop and specialty machines. Thierry Le Briquer (Grape, Olive & Coffee Global Manager) is quoted on the official page.

Both versions use suspended rubber-track drive units and an intelligent continuously-variable electric drivetrain. Tasks include inter-row mowing, tillage, and spraying.

(senior manager of robotics and breakthrough technologies, CNH Industrial). Ferrari: R4 “has been designed from the ground up to be autonomous, AI-powered. It combines GPS with lidar” and “has a camera to detect obstacles,” focused on vineyard and orchard work, performing mowing, tillage, and spraying. Separately, / agricultural-robotics.com (26 January 2026) wrote that in field trials, R4 robots reduced labour requirements for inter-row mowing, tillage and spraying by up to 80%, quoting Thierry Le Briquer.

R4 Electric Power (vineyards)

Electrically powered by a 40 kWh battery pack; 0.7 m overall width; 1.38 m maximum height; weighs one tonne; works in 1.0–1.5 m crop spacings; custom hitch with 500 kg lift; can power electrically driven implements. The battery version has no PTO.

R4 Hybrid Power (orchards)

59 hp / 44 kW HVO-compatible diesel engine driving an electric generator; 1.2 m wide; 1,400 kg; optimized for row spacings of 1.5 m and above; two 4 kWh batteries for fully-electric mode; mechanical 540 rpm PTO with progressive clutching; 48 V / 12 kW e-PTO; electrically powered Cat I/II hitch. 59 hp diesel driving a generator, 1.20 m width, 1,400 kg, mechanical 540 rpm PTO, and the same 500 kg hitch lift (linear electric motors) at the rear.

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