Niqo Robotics
- Country of origin
- IN · India
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ↗
Tractor-pulled hooded AI weeder with a 46-foot working width that extends to 50 feet. Five bays, 14 Niqo Sense cameras, and a 350-nozzle spray array. About 4,900 lb. Works with any 5 Series or larger tractor at 135 HP or more. Weeding, thinning, and beneficial spraying in one pass. No recurring software subscription. Orders open for 2027 delivery.
Agricultural robotics from Niqo Robotics.
Model specifications and operating notes.
Shown at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima. Orders open for 2027 season delivery. 46-foot working width extendable to 50 feet. About 4,900 lb. Up to 4.7 mph and 25 acres per hour. Weeding, thinning, and beneficial spraying in one pass. No recurring software subscription. No published purchase price.
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.
Shown at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima. Orders open for 2027 season delivery. 46-foot working width extendable to 50 feet. About 4,900 lb. Up to 4.7 mph and 25 acres per hour. Weeding, thinning, and beneficial spraying in one pass. No recurring software subscription. No published purchase price.
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.
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Company profile
Founder & CEO
Field relationships · Niqo Robotics
Company deployment
Partner · Active · Other · US
Salinas, California
leafy greens, strawberries, onion, and celery · incubator residency
Niqo Robotics is among startups taking to the field this spring at Reservoir Farms Salinas Valley.
Company deployment
Partner · Active · Other · US
Yuma, Arizona
leafy greens and brassicas · Yuma winter 2026–27 residency
Niqo Robotics is among startups taking to the field this winter at Reservoir Farms Yuma.
Company funding · Niqo Robotics
May 14, 2024
$13.0M USD
Niqo Robotics raised a $13 million Series B led by Bidra Innovation Ventures, with Fulcrum Global Capital and Omnivore, taking total funding to $21 million.
Aug 25, 2021
$5.0M USD
TartanSense raised a $5 million Series A led by FMC Ventures and Omnivore, with Blume Ventures, taking total funding to $7 million.
Mar 11, 2019
$2.0M USD
TartanSense (now Niqo Robotics) raised a $2 million seed led by Omnivore, Blume Ventures and BEENEXT to scale BrijBot for cotton weeding.
Updates
Product news · Oct 26, 2026
Growing Produce reports that Niqo Robotics launched the RoboWeeder F50 at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima as North America’s widest hooded AI weeder at 50 feet. The recap lists a five-bay weeder with 350 nozzles, up to 25 acres per hour, about 4,900 pounds, integration with any Series 5 and above tractor, and orders open for 2027 delivery. It also calls the machine F46 and points to Niqo’s launch video short.
Product news · Oct 23, 2026
The 23 October recap of FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima names an autonomous Kubota M5L, the third Agtonomy conversion after the Bobcat CT4045 and Kubota M5N, and Niqo’s wide hooded weeder. Niqo’s 20 October announcement names that machine RoboWeeder F50, with a 46-foot working width extendable to 50 feet and 350 nozzles. The recap does not replace the 22 October M5L-111 figures.
Product news · Oct 20, 2026
At FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima, Niqo added the RoboWeeder F50 beside the 20-foot flagship and the 24-foot F24. The F50 has a 46-foot working width extendable to 50 feet, five bays, 14 Niqo Sense cameras, and 350 nozzles. About 4,900 lb, up to 4.7 mph, up to 25 acres per hour. Jaisimha Rao, founder, said growers told Niqo the narrower machine could not keep pace. Orders are open for 2027 delivery. No recurring software subscription. Booth 26; Smart Tech Pitch Tuesday 15:30–15:50 Stage 2; vegetable demos Tuesday 14:30 and Wednesday 12:00.
Niqo Robotics Launches the RoboWeeder F50: North America’s Widest Hooded AI Weeder
Product demo · Niqo Robotics · RoboWeeder F50 launch
Podcasts
Podcast · Oct 28, 2026
The Modern Acre
Jaisimha Rao, Founder and CEO of Niqo Robotics, joins hosts Tim and Tyler on The Modern Acre. He covers Niqo’s 20- and 24-foot tractor-mounted AI spot sprayers, the dual-tank weed and beneficial lines, lettuce work in Salinas, Yuma, Georgia, and Washington, and the F50 debut at FIRA USA. Charles Smith also appears. Apple Podcasts lists the episode at 59 minutes, published 29 October 2026 at 05:51 UTC.
Niqo RoboWeeder F50 is the wide-format hooded weeder Niqo Robotics added to its U.S. lineup at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima. Growers can choose the 20-foot flagship RoboWeeder, the 24-foot F24, or this F50.
The F50 has a 46-foot working width that extends to 50 feet. Five bays carry 14 Niqo Sense cameras, and a 350-nozzle PinPoint Precision array treats the full width. Niqo lists more than 99% spray accuracy. The tractor-pulled machine weighs about 4,900 pounds (2,200 kilograms) and works with any 5 Series or larger tractor with 135 or more horsepower. Gauge wheels support field speeds up to 4.7 mph (7.5 km/h) and coverage up to 25 acres per hour. For the road and the shed it folds into an accordion shape.
Like the flagship RoboWeeder, the F50 weeds, thins, and applies beneficial spray in one pass. Niqo sells the machines without a recurring software subscription. Wear parts named are TeeJet nozzles, Banjo fittings, and Shurflo pumps, which Niqo says are available from local ag suppliers. The company is taking orders for 2027 season delivery.
Founder Jaisimha Rao said growers told Niqo the narrower machine could not keep pace on large specialty-crop farms, and that the F50 was designed in less than six months after field time with Pacific Northwest growers, including turf farms that asked for a wider unit.
The listing image is an official Niqo Robotics render of the F50, not a field photograph.
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