✓ Autonomous operation
Automatic sowing and weed control.
Autonomous farming for the real world
AGRI-DROID
Practical autonomous sowing and weeding for commercial growers across the West Midlands and surrounding regions.
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Launch announcement · 1 September 2026
The FarmDroid FD60 is now officially launched
Bigger. Wider. Faster. Stronger.
The FarmDroid FD60 is officially launched today, 1 September 2026: an autonomous field robot for seeding and herbicide-free mechanical weeding, built to give commercial growers more field coverage with less manual work.
Explore the FD60
6.75 m
Working width
Up to 20
Rows
≈ 60 ha
Seasonal capacity
≈ 3.7 kWp
8 solar panels
≈ 23.5 kWh
Battery capacity
≈ 8 mm
RTK precision
Carbon-neutral
Solar-powered operation
Herbicide-free
Mechanical weeding
Local knowledge, practical support
Agri-Droid is a family run business headed up by Shropshire-based brothers Chris & Ed Brettell. Founded in 2021, Agri-Droid is the official distributor of the FarmDroid FD20 in the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Powys, Clwyd and Cheshire. We are proud to have brought this innovative robot to the country, including using it to grow our own crops with great success.
Why growers choose it
Advantages of the FarmDroid FD20
✓ Weeding in the row
Resulting in a significant reduction of manual work.
✓ CO2 Neutral
Energy supplied by solar panels and stored in batteries.
✓ Herbicide-free
Purely mechanical weed treatment, with GPS-guided weeding before plants are in rows.
✓ Short payback period
Between 2-3 years and maybe less with grants becoming available!
✓ Soil-friendly
The 900 kg machine maintains soil structure and starts work earlier than a tractor.
Useful next steps
Explore the details
SOWINGExplore the system ↗
WEEDINGExplore the system ↗