Australian autonomous spray platform. 2026 update: AutoFill refill stations (Henty Machine of the Year) let SwarmBots mix, refill, and resume without an operator.
Agricultural robotics from SwarmFarm.
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Company profile
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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Co-founder
Co-founder
Company representative (Henty 2026)
Field relationships · SwarmFarm
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
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 SwarmBot
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
Distributor / dealer · Active · Dealer / distributor · AU
Goondiwindi, Queensland
Coggans purchased SwarmFarm-operated WeedIts from Hayes Spraying in Goondiwindi.
Robot · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
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
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 SwarmBot
Customer · Active
Australia
More than 250 autonomous robots operating over 10 million acres (Commonwealth Bank, Nov 2025).
Robot · SwarmFarm AutoFill
Partner · Active · Government · AU
Australia
R&D support for AutoFill
GRDC support is mentioned in Henty AutoFill coverage.
Robot · SwarmFarm AutoFill
Customer · Active
Australia
autonomous refill
14 AutoFill systems with commercial customers since October 2025 launch; another 30 scheduled.
Company funding · SwarmFarm
Oct 2, 2025
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
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.
Appearances
Product · SwarmFarm SwarmBot
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.
Updates
Product news · Oct 8, 2026
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
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.
Product news · Sep 22, 2026
AutoFill won 2026 Henty Machine of the Year on 22 Sep. 14 systems deployed since Oct 2025; 30 more scheduled. Judge Warren Scheetz: measure, mix, load, resume without an operator.
Podcasts
Podcast · Oct 5, 2026
AgCulture Podcast
Speaker: Andrew Bate. Third-party YouTube —.
Podcast · Jun 25, 2025
Agrimaster
Speakers Andrew and Jocie Bate, co-founders of SwarmFarm Robotics; Agrimaster Ep 71 published 2025-06-25.
Talks
Talk · Oct 5, 2026
evokeAG
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 —.
SwarmFarm Robotics builds lightweight autonomous SwarmBots for spraying and related field work. The company site is swarmfarm.com.
Reported AutoFill won the 2026 Henty Machinery Field Days Machine of the Year on 22 September. Since an October 2025 launch, 14 AutoFill systems were with commercial customers and another 30 were scheduled. See /robot/swarmfarm-autofill.
Wellcamp factory coverage described AutoFill as a fixed fill tower, a mobile mixing pod that measures seven products plus water, and SwarmConnect integration, and named cofounders Andrew and Jocie Bate.
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